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KEY WEST COMMISSION DISTRICTS GET TWEAKED Key West’s most iconic thoroughfare, Duval Street, is slated for a major overhaul in the coming years. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

DUVAL STREET & MALLORY SQUARE TO GET MAKEOVERS MANDY MILES

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he renovation of Key West’s iconic Duval Street has stopped and started a few times in recent years, but City Manager Patti McLauchlin will update city commissioners about the project when they meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7. McLauchlin also will provide an update on the planned renovations at Mallory Square, which has long been the site of Key West’s nightly Sunset Celebration. Community surveys have been circulated and completed, asking residents how they envision the island’s most famous street and the waterfront square at its north end. City officials also are expected to approve a new map outlining the boundaries for city commission dis-

Some boaters have claimed the fence is illegal and the area should be considered a public beach. But in a three-page letter to the city commission, Spottswood outlines the tricts. The adjustments are required ownership history of the parcel and after each census in an attempt to asks the city to stop allowing the balance populations in each voting false allegations that he has stolen district. the parcel. No major changes have been “The area in question is not and made to any district, and Commissioner Clayton Lopez has emphasized never has been a public beach,” Spottswood writes. “The city, Florida that the new housing being planned Department of Environmental for Truman Waterfront will be part Protection and Florida Department of District 6, which Lopez has repreof Transportation have all denied sented for more than a decade. ownership or jurisdiction … and Also on Dec. 7, the commissionthere exists a settlement agreement ers will consider a proposal to give a piece of land that sits next to the Mar- that supports the maintenance of the fence.” riott Beachside Hotel to the hotel’s Finally, the city officials will hear owners. The parcel has been known a presentation by local business as Dinghy Beach due to its use by liveaboard boaters, who use the area owner Paul Menta about plans for to access North Roosevelt Boulevard. the celebration of Key West’s 200th year in March 2022. In the past year, the hotel owner The full agenda is available at Robert Spottswood installed a fence around the area that prohibits its use cityofkeywest-fl.gov. by dinghies.

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Members of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, along with the Conch Republic Navy, use locally made rum, donated by Paul Menta of Key West’s First Legal Rum Distillery, to light the red-and-black hurricane flag on fire on Nov. 30 at Truman Waterfront to celebrate the end of hurricane season.LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

FROM HURRICANE TO HOLIDAY SEASON CONCH REPUBLIC BURNS THE HURRICANE FLAG IN CELEBRATION

Key West Mayor Teri Johnston speaks at Truman Waterfront in celebration of the end of hurricane season on Nov. 30. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

he Florida Keys emerged from hurricane season relatively unscathed, and celebrated on Nov. 30, the last day of the storm season, by setting the redand-black hurricane flag on fire at Truman Waterfront. In U.S. maritime warning flag systems, a red square flag with a black square in the middle is used to indicate a storm warning. The use of two such flags together denotes a hurricane force wind warning or a hurricane warning. Key West Mayor Teri Johnston spoke at the annual flag burning, which included members of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, as well as enthusiastic members of the tongue-in-cheek Conch Republic Navy. Paul Menta, owner of Key West’s First Legal Rum Distillery, donated the rum that was used as an accelerant to set the flag on fire. — Mandy Miles

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INGHAM MUSEUM SHIP LEAVES FOR REPAIRS HISTORIC SHIP WILL RETURN IN A FEW WEEKS

Tugboats assist the USCGC Ingham as it makes its way to a mainland boatyard for repairs and maintenance on the 85-year-old ship. CONTRIBUTED

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he U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ingham, the floating museum ship that typically docks at Truman Waterfront in Key West, is out of town for a few weeks for repairs and maintenance. Tugboats on Nov. 27 pushed the historic ship from the Truman Waterfront to a boatyard on the west coast of Florida, where she arrived safely a few days later. The usual weekend happy hours and tours aboard the ship will resume when the ship returns in about three weeks, maybe a little longer, said Bill Verge, a retired Coast Guardsman and former city commissioner who brought the ship to Key West. Launched in 1936, the ship’s more than 50 years of valiant service made her the

only Coast Guard Cutter afloat today to receive two Presidential Unit Citations for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy. She served in World War II and Vietnam and was key in rescuing Cubans involved in the Mariel Boatlift. Because of her rich history, the Ingham has been named “National Memorial to Guardians Killed in Action in World War II and Vietnam.” Executive Director Mike Charavell has said, “It’s important to support this National Historic Landmark, so the next generations can visit this portrait of the Coast Guard, and U.S. history. Everything that was there when she was decommissioned remains mostly untouched and is a look back in time.” The Ingham has also been designated as the headquarters of the Conch Republic Navy.

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BOROS ‘HEALTHY AND WORKING’ KEY WEST DOCTOR RECOVERING FROM COVID

r. Bruce Boros is “physically healthy and working on four projects at once,” he told the Keys Weekly in a text message on Monday, two weeks after he’d been hospitalized with COVID following his attendance at a Frontline Doctors event in Ocala. His COVID infection made global headlines last week given his fervent endorsement of the drug Ivermectin for prevention and treatment of COVID, his online testimonials about successfully treating “hundreds of patients” with it and his attendance at the FLCCC COVID summit, where at least six other attendees ended up with COVID. The Frontline COVID Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) has actively promoted the use of Ivermectin while questioning the safety and necessity of the COVID vaccines. Boros, a retired cardiologist, owns three Advanced Urgent Care centers in the Florida Keys. The company’s website now states they are not able to provide Ivermectin due to demand and delays, but the website refers people to an FLCCC-affiliated website. Boros is reportedly back home in Key West. The full text of his statement to the Keys Weekly appears below, unedited and in its entirety, as promised: “I only have a statementno stories anymore---- MAY EVERYONE MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF BEING HEALTHY AND WELL PROTECTED FOR THATS WHAT I DO AS AS DOCTOR and anything less than that is not who I am! I will continue to provide as a physician going forward! I am physically HEALTHY WORKING ON

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4 projects at once! The most Personally rewarding is that thought of seeing Cardiovascular patients again. I chose to treat COVID 19 my way, based on my beliefs of therapeutics. I don’t judge any adults decisions. It’s for them to choose! I worry about our children AS DOES EVERYONE! I AM NOT AN ANTIVAXER AND ANY SUGGESTION THAT I MIGHT BE GOES AGAINST MY ACTIONS AS A PHYSICIAN SINCE 1977. As a doctor I am begging for true data so my recommendations have substance AND THAT those recommendations have evidence to back them up. To my friends, I be true ALWAYS- to my wife thank you for being the biggest part of my survival, I thank her and my spiritual beings (ALL MY TRUE FRIENDS) for helping me come out on the other side of this journey. Bruce L Boros MD FACC. May God Bless us all.”

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CRUISE SHIPS COME BACK TO KEY WEST THEY RETURN TO A DIFFERENT ISLAND

The Azamara Quest docks at Key West’s Mallory Pier on Nov. 27. With a 1,094-person capacity (686 passengers, 408 crew), the ship meets the city’s new cruise ship size restrictions. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

Key West harbor pilots help dock the Crystal Serenity cruise ship at Pier B in Key West on Nov. 27 with 476 passengers aboard. With its total capacity of 1,695 people (1,040 passengers, 655 crew), the ship exceeds the city’s new restrictions that are not yet law. LARRY BLACKBURN/ Keys Weekly

wo cruise ships returned to Key West on Nov. 27, one at Mallory Pier and one at Pier B. Another is due to arrive on Thursday, Dec. 1 at Pier B. But the ships are coming back to a different island, as much has changed since any of them last visited in March 2020. Most cruise ships are no longer welcome, 62% of Key West’s voters decided in November 2020, when they approved local referendums to drastically reduce the number of ships — and people — that can dock in Key West. Six months later, a new state law voided those and any voter initiatives that could restrict maritime commerce in Florida. But until the city of Key West turns those referendums, spearheaded by the Key West Committee for Safer Cleaner Ships, into city ordinances, which were not voided by the new state law, the restrictions cannot be enforced at the privately owned Pier B marina. But city officials are enforcing the new limits at the two piers the city controls, Mallory Pier and the Outer Mole Pier, which Key West leases from the Navy. The Azamara Quest docked at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at Mallory Pier. With a 1,094-person capacity (686 passengers, 408 crew), the ship meets the voter-approved cruise ship size and capacity limits. It is one of 11 smaller ships that are eligible and scheduled to visit Key West in 2022, and, according to a Tweet by Safer Cleaner Ships, “is a good fit for Key West” due to its smaller size and shallow draft.

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Passengers arriving from the Crystal Serenity are greeted by a throng of welcome signs at Pier B on Saturday. Nov. 27. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

At 9 a.m. Saturday, the Crystal Serenity arrived at Pier B. With a total capacity of 1,695 people (1,040 passengers, 655 crew), the ship, when full, would exceed the city’s new prohibition of ships that carry more than 1,500 people. But the Crystal Serenity arrived Saturday with only 476 passengers. Even if the Crystal Serenity had arrived at full capacity, the new ship rules haven’t been formally imposed at the privately owned Pier B. The third ship, Oceania Cruises’ M/S Marina, arrives Thursday. It has a total capacity of 2,030 (1,250 passengers and 780 crew), but the ship is arriving with fewer than 400 passengers and all crew is remaining aboard the ship when it’s in Key West, said John Wells of Caribe Nautical, the ships’ agent that schedules and provisions cruise ships in Key West. CRUISE SHIP SCHEDULE? Key West’s cruise ship schedule for the coming year has become a source of debate and contention in recent weeks. Wells no longer makes the schedule public, saying he has stopped doing so due to “security concerns and numerous threats of violence against cruise ships and passengers” that have been posted to social media, including a Facebook page called Reimagining Key West that has no affiliation with the Key West Committee for Safer Cleaner Ships. The city of Key West’s website formerly included a link to the ship schedule. That link took viewers to Caribe Nautical’s online calendar.

Proponents of the Key West Committee for Safer Cleaner Ships hold signs across the street from Pier B to protest the Crystal Serenity’s arrival due to its total capacity. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

“I think the story is that John Wells is hiding the ship calendar, not only from the public, but from the city’s port director,” said Arlo Haskell, treasurer of Safer Cleaner Ships. “The city has the statutory authority to regulate vessel operations in its port. So the city is sort of refusing to require that Wells provide that information. This is viewed as public information. Isn’t the whole idea that these ships are important to downtown businesses? The public has a right to know that information.” Wells feels differently, and points to various online comments that are encouraging threatening or criminal activity against arriving ships. Facebook user Curt Gary made two such posts to the Reimagining Key West Facebook page, writing, “Mine the harbor! Conch Republic!” and “How about we just wait for the first cruise ship to dock and show up with guns at the gangway.” Richard Siniscalchi posted on the same page, “Blockade the channel.” Both men are verified Key West residents, and not fake Facebook user accounts. Wells said such comments have been related to the Coast Guard, which takes such statements “very seriously.” When Key West’s voter initiative was voided by the new state law, Safer Cleaner Ships urged city officials to turn the referendums into ordinances, which hadn’t been voided by the state. Those ordinances are not yet in place.

Our mission as a local, community news organization has always been grounded in fairness, with an equal opportunity for all voices throughout the Florida Keys to be heard. Within the guidelines that govern our letters to the editor, we adamantly strive to avoid statements and gestures of hate, racism and calls for violence or harm of any kind. WIth this in mind, and while we strive for perfection, we simply do not always get it right. And when we miss the mark, it is incumbent on us to hold ourselves accountable to our readers and the communities we serve. In our past Key West issue, a letter to the editor included a reference comparing members of Safer Cleaner Ships to the propaganda tactics used by the Nazi regime of the 1930s and ’40s. The fact this was missed and included in the letter was not indicative of the standard I hold our papers and media platforms to — and I apologize that particular statement made it to print. We will continue to provide a balanced platform that welcomes free speech for all voices in our community, a place to voice their beliefs. However, I hold myself and the Keys Weekly to a standard that embraces the sincere belief in “One Human Family,” which should rise above any and all differences we might have within this incredible place we all call home. — Britt Myers

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JOHN WATERS RETURNS TO KEY WEST

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MANDY MILES

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THE ‘EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OFFENDER’ IS STILL CHANGING MINDS

’ll admit, I was intimidated. I’d interviewed famous people before, in person, by phone and even via Zoom in more recent times. But never John Waters. The filmmaker, author, actor and star of a one-man show would pull no punches. He’d tell me if I asked a stupid question. He wouldn’t be polite and humor me just because he’s talking with the media in advance of his latest one-man show, “A John Waters Christmas.” (Waters will present his one-man Christmas show at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Key West Theater. ) Plus, I’d been instructed by Waters’ media representative, who scheduled the interview, that I should record our conversation, as “Mr. Waters speaks rapidly and will not answer questions twice.” Suddenly I was back in a classroom, feverishly scribbling notes, but knowing I was so far behind the professor, I’d never catch up. I was also told that my subject only does “project-specific interviews.” In this case, the project was his annual Christmas tour. I was not to ask him about his career or current events, and he would not provide lists or recommendations. “This oughta be interesting,” I told myself and everyone in the office, while rolling my eyes and expecting to be taken to task by Waters’ acerbic wit and biting replies. I could not have been more wrong. In all fairness, by the time our call connected, my sentiments had already softened a bit, as I had just read the October issue of “Town & Country” magazine, thanks to my colleague Stephanie Mitchell, which features Waters on its cover and includes an engaging profile of a man who for decades has proudly carried the moniker Pope of Trash and boasts about decorating the electric chair that’s in his living room with Christmas lights each year. (The chair is a prop from his 1974 film “Female Trouble” and, he told me, remains in his home to this day. “I don’t even notice it any more,” he said. Our conversation opened with the usual chit chat about Key West,

as Waters has been here several times. I told him I’d seen him holding court at La Te Da maybe 17 years prior. “I wrote ‘Shock Value’ while I was in Key West,” Waters said, asking me how the island has changed with the wealthy second and third homeowners, and comparing it to Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he had just spent his 59th summer. “The graying of P-town is happening, certainly. But I like some of the rich people,” he said. “I stay at their houses.” When I asked about his upcoming Christmas show at Key West Theater, he replied honestly. “Opening night is always the scariest,” he said. “I use no notes and stand on stage, speaking for 70 minutes — and no jokes I wrote before COVID work today. “But come the holidays, everyone has to go home and see all the relatives they don’t usually see, the Trump supporters, the antivaxxers, all of them.” Asked whether it’s more difficult today to shock people, which is his usual brand of humor, Waters said, “It’s not harder. People are shocked by everything these days: pronouns, diversity. Back when we used to make fun of being PC, we made fun of ourselves first. That’s what changed, the righteousness of today is what’s horrible.” I told him I couldn’t agree more and found myself thoroughly enjoying the conversation. “I’m an equal opportunity offender,” he said. “I’m marveling at what I don’t understand. But I try to look at the wrong side of both sides.” He was gearing up for a 16city tour for his Christmas show and was relieved to have turned hundreds of Post-It notes into an actual script. “That’s why I don’t post anything on Instagram,” he said. “I wouldn’t have any material left for my show.” After an engaging and hilarious 15-minute interview, I came away smiling, changed and entirely excited for Waters’ Dec. 14 appearance at the Key West Theater. And for that, I thank him.

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Key West man wants to tell your story JIM McCARTHY

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ith a smile on his face and camera in hand, Key West resident Scott Gerke explores the power of human connection through a simple “hello.” Having traveled the country to learn more about people, the local DJ and adventurer is setting his focus on his fellow island residents. Gerke loaded his van and traveled the highway as he searched for people, from a dairy farmer and an Amish man to a skateboarder. A COVID-19 pandemic crippled events and weddings in the Keys, including Gerke’s DJ gigs. Instead of sitting around, Gerke jumped on a filmmaking opportunity. “As a community activist, I knew that if I moved into my van and traveled, I could create a new life for myself, documenting positive messages through experiences with people I once never knew through a simple ‘hello,’” he said. Getting rid of his belongings in preparation for the adventure, Gerke built out his van and left the Keys with new uncertainties of the future, but confidence in his decision. Curious about others since his early years, Gerke said the whole mission of his filmmaking adventure, called “Once a Stranger,” was to search for people from different backgrounds to better understand their struggles and triumphs. Illinois, Pennsylvania and Maine were among the stops for Gerke. He also visited the House of 5,000 Dolls in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In the Keys, Gerke spent some time on the streets of Key West during Fantasy Fest. Gerke said the run-ins and connections made with different people helped shape who he is today. “I learned about the Amish industry and farm industry in my travels. And holy cow, no pun intended, but things are a mess for farmers,” he said. “I’ve done a couple surprise videos where I found people who were willing to drop everything they were doing and go on a surprise adventure. I even picked a guy up at the airport and took him skydiving.” He also asked someone to be his granny for the day, and he even took her parasailing. His adventures can be viewed on YouTube and Instagram. “As humans, our need for love and belonging helps shape who we are and is the driving force in how we treat one another. I wanted to document that,” he said. “The idea was to start off with me reaching out to someone who’s making a positive impact or just interests me.”

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Gerke’s last trip was on the eastern side of the Appalachian Mountains in the little Tennessee town of Elizabethton. He was on a traditional summer fly-fishing trip with his family when he decided to explore. While never knowing how a filming might go, Gerke quickly saw the town’s Southern charm after visiting a local festival and a diner. “I learned it was a cool town with a lot of awesome characters,” he said. “It was a really beautiful town, and I found that Jesus rules these towns. Religion is a very big deal in Appalachian culture.” Among the memorable moments in his filming on the road was an Amish man. Gerke said the man never opened up to someone outside his community. “He appreciated my willingness to learn about him and listen to what he had to say,” Gerke said. “At the end of the day, everybody has that same desire to be heard and loved.” With life as a DJ back, Gerke is seeking to bring his video series to include his island neighbors as far south as Key West and north to the Everglades. “Everyone has a whole story to tell,” he said. “If I have enough weddings and gigs to keep me in town for the next several months, I am going to start doing stuff here in the Keys and the Everglades. I’m looking for people, communities or industries that don’t get press often, or something people find interesting. “Getting to meet your neighbor, I get to know them and create an experience,” he continued. That’s what I'm trying to showcase: the power of a simple ‘hello.’” This week, Gerke is heading out on a stone crab boat as part of a commercial fishing series in the Keys. He’ll then head on a shrimp boat in mid-December, and he said he’s hoping to connect with other fisheries. Gerke is a kiteboarder who went on a two-day, 100-mile trip in the Keys with his friend, Joe Tatangelo, in December 2020 to raise awareness about mental health. A little over $2,000 was raised to support mental health services in the Keys. To learn more about Gerke and his “Once a Stranger” series, visit scottcgerke.com, his Instagram handle, scottcgerke, or YouTube.

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 2, 2021

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NATION’S OVERDOSE RATE SKYROCKETS Sheriff: ‘We have to be vigilant’ in the Keys

ack in April, when Rhonda Brewer’s 31-year-old son Marshall Carlton “Carly” Simonds visited her at his childhood home in Islamorada, she looked into his eyes and knew he was using. Again. “I took his face in my hands and said, ‘Don’t go back to South Carolina. I’ll drive you to rehab. Let’s go,’” she recalled. “He said, ‘I don’t want to lose my job.’ He went back to South Carolina, and three weeks later, he was gone.” Simonds overdosed on fentanyl on April 26, after battling his drug addiction for 12 years. Brewer is not alone in her grief. Last month, national headlines told the story: “Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread,” said the title of a Nov. 17 New York Times article. “In the 12-month period that ended in April, more than 100,000 Americans died of overdoses,” the article said. “The figure marks the first time the number of overdose deaths in the United States has exceeded 100,000 a year, more than the toll of car crashes and gun fatalities combined. … The rise in deaths — the vast majority caused by synthetic opioids — was fueled by widespread use of fentanyl, a fast-acting drug that is 100 times as powerful as morphine.” Brewer said the coroner of Greenwood County, South Carolina, where her son overdosed, told her that Simonds’ lethal dose of fentanyl measured 17 nanograms, the size of the tip of a grain of rice. Simonds had scored the drug before reporting to work at an electrical company on the morning of April 26. He went with his boss to a supply store and excused himself to go to the bathroom, where he took his fix. He died on the spot. Though Simonds died in South Carolina, he battled his addiction for the most part in the Florida Keys, Brewer told Keys Weekly in an interview. He became hooked on drugs in his first year at the University of Florida, having been supplied with cocaine by his dealer roommate, said Brewer. “And he fell down the rabbit hole,” she said. Prior to that, no one would have predicted that this would be Simonds’ fate. He graduated at the top of his class at Coral Shores High School and was captain of the swim team. He read voraciously.

“If you were to ask anyone on these islands what they remember most about my son, they would all tell you his smile, and how caring he was,” said Brewer. She helped her son with his battle while he lived in the Keys, sending him to rehab three times. “He spent three years clean in the Navy,” she said. Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay said the death rate from drug overdoses in the Florida Keys is not as high as other places in the country. “But we’ve got to continue to be vigilant,” he said. “As a lawman in the ’80s and ’90s in the Keys, people dying from drugs was unheard of. Now an overdose is just another day at the office. We use Narcan all the time,” said Ramsay.

“Last year, we had a couple in a trailer with three kids. In a garbage trailer. They had Narcan, and they had the same pact. But they were so high, one passed out while the other overdosed. The husband died.” — Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay

Narcan, the brand name for naloxone, is a nasal spray that can treat a narcotic overdose. “We’re not as bad as other parts of the nation. But do we have a problem? Yes,” he continued. “You never saw meth, almost never saw heroin. It was marijuana, cocaine and crack back then. Now it’s perceived as not too big a deal, the stuff we thought were hard drugs. Now we’re like, ‘Eh.’” Ramsay expressed concern that users of opioids — which include fentanyl, heroin and oxycontin pills — see Narcan as a safety net and therefore feel more comfortable abusing drugs. He pointed out that Narcan is available over the counter in CVS and said that addicts often use in pairs. They make a deadly pact to use their drug of choice one at a time. If one person looks like they are overdosing, the other person will revive them with Narcan.

Rhonda Brewer said that before her son ‘Carly’ Simond’s battle with drugs, he graduated at the top of his class at Coral Shores High School. CONTRIBUTED

“It encourages people to use drugs at higher volumes,” Ramsay explained. “Last year, we had a couple in a trailer with three kids. In a garbage trailer. They had Narcan, and they had the same pact. But they were so high, one passed out while the other overdosed. The husband died.” Maureen Dunleavy is the regional vice president of the Guidance/Care Center, which has branches in Key West, Marathon and Key Largo. She said that in the past year, nine people died from drug overdoses of opioids, including fentanyl and heroin, in the Keys. That number would have been higher if not for Narcan, she said. The Guidance/ Care Center gives out Narcan for free. “In 53 overdose cases in 2021, Narcan was used in 29 of those cases. And we had nine deaths. We are definitely making an impact with reducing fatal doses,” Dunleavy said. Brewer has been wrestling with her grief, she said. Therapy hasn’t helped. Some days she can make it without crying. She knows other mothers in the Keys who have children who are addicted to opioids. Sometimes, they ask her for advice. “I’m still in raw emotion,” she said. “My knee-jerk reaction is, ‘God help you.’ You can only do so much. You can lead a horse to water. It’s the same with an addict. It’s up to them to accept the help.” If you or a loved one is battling drug addiction, help is available. Call the Guidance/ Care Center at 305-434-7660, option #8. The GCC has walk-in clinics in Key Largo, Marathon and Key West.

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KEY WEST BUSINESS GUILD SWEARS IN NEW BOARD MEMBERS

he Key West Business Guild on Dec. 1 celebrated the end of a successful 2021, despite the persistent pandemic and a calendar of events that only recently started filling back up. Larry Blackburn, guild board member, Keys Weekly photographer and president of the Friends of the Key West AIDS Memorial, reminded the lunchtime audience that Dec. 1 was World AIDS Day. Key West for decades has marked the day of remembrance with a candlelit march from City Hall to the Ed Knight Pier at the end of White Street while volunteers read out more than 1,200 names of people lost to AIDS that appear on the city’s AIDS memorial, which was the first of its kind in the nation. The guild also swore in its 2022 board members and handed out four awards for service to the organization and the community in general. The 2022 board includes: Chuck LicisMasson, president; Jacqueline Luhta, vice president; Misha McRae, secretary; Patti McLauchlin, treasurer; and board members Alan Beaubien, Jay Berelowitz, Paul Murphy, Larry Blackburn and Jenn Stefanacci Portier.

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1. Business Guild president Chuck Licis-Masson and executive director Kevin Theriault present Dorian Patton with the president’s award for his activism in promoting the organization. 2. Mayor Teri Johnston swears in the 2022 board of the Key West Business Guild. 3. Fritze Estimond, events coordinator for the business guild, accepts the guild’s Appreciation Award. 4. Robin Wood receives the guild’s Walter Marlowe Award, named for its first president, for recruiting new members to the organization. 5. Mayor Teri Johnston accepts the Richard Heyman Award, named for Key West’s first openly gay mayor, in honor of her efforts to protect the community during the COVID pandemic.

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6. Larry Blackburn, president of the Friends of the Key West AIDS Memorial board, discusses World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 at the Key West Business Guild lunch.

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An astonishing attempt at mountaineering. A look back at Hollywood by two brothers who continue to survive it. And a signature release from a signature artist with one name. We got you.

Every December our staff, friends and a few of our unstable aunts offer their favorite Christmas movies for the holiday season. Here are our favs ranked from 10th to our top pick…

KEYS WEEKLY HOLIDAY MOVIES 10. SCROOGED: 1988/PG-13 This comedic take on Charles Dickens’ classic stars Bill Murray and has stood the test of time since it premiered in the late ’80s. Bill Murray is one of the greats and this underrated flick is one of his finest. 9. MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: 1947/PG There is just something magical about this original classic, which always reminds us that believing in Santa is a belief in something greater than ourselves. 8. DIE HARD: 1988/R If you don’t think this is a Christmas movie, we have one thing to say. “Yippie Ki Yay Motherf#%ker.” Die Hard is a Christmas classic, no matter what your parents say. 7. TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: 1993/ PG Tim Burton changed the animation game, not just for holiday films, but for all movies with this alternative twist on the season. 6. ELF: 2003/PG Will Ferrell’s performance as Buddy the elf is timeless and endearing, alongside an underrated cast that includes the brilliance of Bob Newhart and Zooey Deschanel.

5. A CHRISTMAS STORY: 1983/PG We had you at leg lamp. 4. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: 2000/PG “Hate, hate, hate. Double hate. Loathe entirely.” Hard to believe this movie is old enough to drink. Jim Carrey is surrounded by a brilliant cast — Christine Baranski, Clint Howard and Molly Shannon for starters — in director Ron Howard’s live-action version of the Dr. Seuss classic.

READ | THE BOYS This is the tale of an American family, driven by dreams -- many of them achieved -- of success in the entertainment world. There are anecdotes involving everyone from Andy Griffith to the B-movie king Roger Corman to George Lucas to the Fonz. But as the title suggests, it’s a story of two brothers, Ron and Clint Howard, who found fame early and managed — mostly — not to be ruined by it. The brothers themselves tell the stories, alternating every few pages.It’s a wonderful read and a perfect holiday gift. LISTEN | 30 Tottenham’s Adele released her 12-track album, and it’s bringing everything from her 2019 divorce and motherhood to falling in love. According to Apple Music, it’s Adele’s most confident album sonically. And the album does not steep in sorrow and regret. There’s a Max Martin blockbuster with a whistle chorus, “Can I Get It,” a twinkling interlude sampling iconic jazz pianist Erroll Garner in “All Night Parking” and new partnerships with Dean Josiah Cover, AKA Michael Kiwanuka, Sault and Little Simz producer Inflo. Listen on Apple Music and Spotify.

3. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: 1946/PG You knew the icon would be near the tops of our list. At some point this season it will be on at your house. 2. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION: 1989/PG-13 If you can’t quote it, you don’t love Christmas. 1. HOME ALONE: 1990/PG Home Alone is another film that has stood the test of time, while embodying the spirit of the holidays through the coming of age classic that ranks atop our list. Sure, some classics ranked just below this could easily be argued as more iconic, but Home Alone still levitates between the nostalgia of classic and modern friendly for newer/ younger viewers.

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KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 2, 2021 The mourning dove named Tony Soprano on the feeder. MARK HEDDEN/Keys Weekly

BACKYARD DOVE DRAMA

MARK HEDDEN ... is a photographer, writer, and semi-professional birdwatcher. He has lived in Key West for more than 25 years and may no longer be employable in the real world. He is also executive director of the Florida Keys Audubon Society.

ou couldn’t tell Tony Soprano just by looking at him. You had to wait until he started acting like a jerk. Usually this involved him running headfirst at one of the other mourning doves. Sometimes he would throw his wings up in a threatening manner. Sometimes he would stab at them with his bill. But the message was always clear: Get the hell off my feeder. I’d never had much luck with feeders. My wife and I put up hummingbird feeders a few times, then got sad when no hummingbirds showed up to drink the free sugar water. (Hummingbirds in the Keys seem to prefer actual nectar.) I’d never gotten too excited about seed feeders, because in the Keys it seemed likely that they would just attract a bunch of mourning doves, and those are some boring-assed birds. But then my friend Geoff started getting painted buntings at his feeders, and someone gave me a free 20-pound bag of birdseed, so I figured, why not? At first I used a couple tube feeders I ordered off Amazon, but when they didn’t get any action, I began leaving small piles of seed on top of an old mahogany stump in the yard. Mourning doves were the only things that showed up, but I figured that was a start. I took a tray from a long-dead toaster oven, drilled a couple holes in the corners, strung it up with twine, and poured a cup of seed onto it. For a while it swung there unnoticed, but then the seed pile started to go down. We started to see the occasional mourning dove, then whole groups of them. I mean, it doesn’t get more basic than a mourning dove. There are somewhere between 350 million and 475 million of them in the world, most found in the lower 48 states, with some population incursions across the borders into northern Mexico and southern Canada. It seems, at times, harder to not see them than to see them. I see a dozen of them sitting on the wires every time I leave my house, and I wish them well, but it is difficult to feel much excitement about them. Still, no matter how humdrum a bird may be, when they show up in your backyard every day, you start to get invested in their lives — sort of. It is hard to build narratives and gain understanding of a social scene when you can’t tell the characters apart. And mourning doves pretty much all look the same. You can tell the young birds, because there’s some scalloping in their feathers, but looking it up in my old Sibley’s, there weren’t any field marks to differentiate between genders. It was my wife who named Tony Soprano. She noticed how he got aggressive with the other doves and warded them off the feeder until he’d stuffed his gullet with food. So even if we didn’t have a lot of discernible plot lines, we at least had a known antagonist.

For the first couple months we watched all the drama through the glass of our air-conditioned living room. Occasionally I would forget we had mourning doves hanging out in the yard, and I would open the door to go into the yard, and the doves would all take off in an explosion of panic. But then the weather broke and we started keeping our doors open. Mourning doves squeak when they fly – Sibley refers to it as a “light, airy whistling” – and the squeaking began to take on nuance. You could tell when a dove was taking off and when it was landing, when it felt comfortable and secure, and when it felt nervous. You could tell when they were going to land on the feeder, saw Tony Soprano, and thought better of it in midair, as well as when they decided to challenge Tony Soprano and land on the feeder, and then fled when he went after them. You could tell when a hawk flew over and they all freaked out at the same time, the squeaking starting to sound more like clapping. You could also tell, just by listening, when it was Tony Soprano on the feeder. Most of the doves, when they ate, would grab a seed in their bill, then lift their head and throw it back, gulping them down one at a time in a kind of slow-motion sewing machine rhythm. Tony Soprano ate kind of like the Cookie Monster, slamming his face hard into the piles of food, trying to gulp all of it at once, seed flying everywhere, most of it landing in a soft clatter down onto the deck. If you are a person who looks for fairness in the natural world, it might seem as if this was a great injustice to all the other doves. But in reality it was a version of trickle-down economics that actually worked. The doves that Tony Soprano had scared off, and the doves that avoided all the drama from the get-go, just snarfed up all the spillage. There was more than enough to go around. While working on this column I did some reading about mourning dove social dynamics, and it turns out that the dominant bird in a flock is not determined by gender, which got me thinking that there is no reason Tony Soprano couldn’t be a Tonya Soprano. And then I looked up mourning doves in both the National Geographic guide and the new edition of the Sibley Field Guide to Birds, and it turns out you can differentiate mourning doves by gender – the males have a slight bit of iridescence in the nape of the neck and faintest of caps on the top of the head. All this means I know less about the Tony/Tonya Soprano situation now than I did when I started writing this. But I can accept that. I’ve got another 20-pound bag of seed and a pair of binoculars, and I’m going to keep paying attention until I make sense of it all.

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THE SAGITTARIUS SOLAR ECLIPSE

clipse season is still is an astrologer, permeating wanderer, barthe planet, tender and with a solar advocate for queer justice. He eclipse in the is a loquacious Sagittarian Gemini with a portion of the cozy Cancer rising. Find him at sky in the hearthandherald- wee morning astrology.com hours of Dec. 4. For the past year and a half, we have been feeling a tug between faith and fact, with the momentum decidedly pulling us all toward the latter with more objective ways of analyzing the world. This solar eclipse is calling us to determine what new beliefs we will move forward with now that we are seeing the world through clearer lenses. Here are your solar eclipse horoscopes. Read for your sun and rising signs.

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SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 – Dec. 21 Happy birthday, wise Centaur. As both the protagonist and author of your life story, this eclipse beckons you to think about the beliefs you hold about yourself. Are you holding yourself back or doing too much? Time for a fresh narrative and a brand spankin’ new you. Also, mind your unconscious desires when it comes to your finances and material comforts for they will be curiously strong until March. CAPRICORN Dec. 22 – Jan. 19 Dear Caps, this eclipse will be deeply personal, propelling you on a new intimately spiritual path. When you are alone, where do your concerns take you? Channel your inner monk and get good with your solitude because it’s time to go inward. While you’re at it, feel into your volcanic

beauty and help us fall in love with you when you emerge from your retreat. We’re here for it! AQUARIUS Jan. 20 – Feb. 18 Ain’t no party like a Water-Bearer party ’cause a Water-Bearer party gonn’ pop on this eclipse. Have you found yourself amongst new compadres? Honor them and be prepared to accept that you are held by supportive friends. Isolation may feel particularly seductive the next few months, but use this eclipse to accept that you are among allies who’ve got your back. Party on, Aquarius! PISCES Feb. 19 – March 20 What are your opinions on work, and are they in service to your greatest purpose? Is there another way? This eclipse marks the end and a new beginning in your public-facing occupation. Perhaps a career change or a new way of relating to your profession will emerge. You’re the boss of your life, act like it. Oh, and your friends radiate with an intense beauty right now — be captivated! ARIES March 21 – April 19 Explore new terrains, Aries, whether physical or intellectual. In fact, reconsider what exploration actually means to you. This eclipse marks a shift in your relationship to the uncharted lands in your life. Draw a new map of what is known so you can identify what is unknown. Developing your social status is and will be particularly alluring, but don’t let your adventure be diverted. TAURUS April 20 – May 20 This eclipse is a great time to pay off your debts, beautiful Bull. Are you financially, emotionally, or karmically intertwined with

others? Think about how you can enter into the right relation with your collective baggage. This eclipse offers new visions on the things you carry with the people in your sphere. Unexplored corners of the world are voraciously flirting with you, so pay attention to your inner sherpa. GEMINI May 21 – June 21 Dear Twins, your person is on your mind — or at least your conception of significant partnership. This eclipse is all about whom you are intertwined with. Are you thinking about relationships differently or entering into a novel relationship structure? Carefully consider what is best for you in the pacts you create. Over the next few months, power will be tantalizing, but be responsible with how you use it or succumb to it. CANCER June 22 – July 22 All work and no play make the Crab a productive crustacean. This eclipse marks a shift in what you consider to be labor. Every day you have to do something with your energy. How can you be more intentional? What is labor to you? Ponder this as you clean your baseboards. There will be powerful desires coming at you from your house of relationships, so be prepared to unearth the Other. LEO July 23 – Aug. 22 Joyful, joyful, Lion, we adore thee! Time to embark on a new path of bliss and originality. You’re an artist, whether or not you paint or play music. Find your passion this eclipse and bring it to life. What will you send into the world for us all to enjoy? Look out for the seductive persuasion of trivial tasks because they can lead you far astray from meaningful creations.

VIRGO Aug. 23 – Sept. 22 How’s the fam, Virgo? Check on your roots and make sure they are being watered. Your home and family are the focus of this eclipse, so take another look at how you are participating in healthy dynamics in this realm. Revamp your view on where you come from so you can confidently stride where you are going. Also, passions are getting pretty powerful, so find a healthy and consenting outlet. You know what I mean. LIBRA Sept. 23 – Oct. 23 Your local neighborhood is coming into the spotlight during this eclipse. Are you playing a role in creating a healthy habitat with your neighbors and local community? When you leave your front door, would Mr. Rogers be proud of how you go about your business? Time to reframe your beliefs about your part in community-building. Home-life is particularly irresistible. Do your best to stay social. SCORPIO Oct. 24 – Nov. 21 With this eclipse, you are being asked to balance your books, both inside and out. Don’t be scared to look at your finances or your emotional well-being because it is time to reorient yourself to your healthy supports. Think about your base needs and get those in order. Over the next few months, you will be given the power of persuasion, so use your words ethically.

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 2, 2021 David Gross, U.S Coast Guard Auxiliary member and certified drone pilot, shows members of the U.S. Coast Guard how to land a drone at Station Islamorada. JIM McCARTHY/Keys Weekly

TAKING FLIGHT

DRONES ADD TO COAST GUARD’S CAPABILITIES JIM McCARTHY jim@keysweekly.com

ith eyes on water and on land, U.S. Coast Guard Station Islamorada also is taking to the sky, thanks to a program that’s introducing short-range drones. On the grounds of Station Islamorada recently, three Coast Guard members looking to become certified drone pilots grabbed handheld controllers during a three-day training with instructors. Launching the station’s two drones into the air, two instructors stood by trainees as they maneuvered drones over the waters, scouring the mangroves of Snake Creek and surveying the scene from above before bringing them back for landing. Trainees had to obtain an FAA Part 107 license before receiving training and a remote pilot certification to fly missions for the Coast Guard. Three newly certified pilots are expanding the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program in the U.S. and the Keys. Lt. Cmdr. Dominic Bucciarelli, program manager for the Coast Guard’s short range UAS, said the small drone introduction onto cutters and stations began in 2018, when authorization by Congress was given for their use by the Coast Guard. The intent of the program is twofold, he said. “UAS can go into nooks and crannies and see things that crews normally can’t see. If a boat’s washed up, crews can shoot a drone straight across from their boat, see the tag numbers and contact the owner,” said Bucciarelli, who came down to the Keys from Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, D.C. “It’s also offering us some civil engineering aspects. After a hurricane, we can do assessments a lot quicker instead of grabbing an expensive helicopter or plane.” Seven units in the Coast Guard began using short-range drones during the start of the program three years ago. Today, Bucciarelli

said, 35 out of some 400 Coast Guard units in the country have drone deployment capabilities. Before the training in Islamorada, Bucciarelli was in Seattle to introduce the shortrange UAS. “We don’t just let any unit come on,” he said. “We have each unit put in a request, and we see the geographic capability and if it will benefit them.” Once the request is approved, trainees meet up with instructors at the station or another location. The training consists of presentations on policy for a day and two days of flight instruction. Bucciarelli said the training is hands-on. “We get them out here and get them comfortable. We even put them in uncomfortable situations where they lose video feed just so they see what happens,” he said. Among the instructors showing trainees how to launch and fly was Islamorada resident David Gross. A member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 13-8, Gross holds an FAA Part 107 drone pilot license and a Coast Guard SR-UAS pilot license. As a certified drone pilot, Gross has assisted Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation and NOAA in derelict vessel cases and prop scarring incidents. Gross flew a derelict mission with FWC and a mission with one of the Coast Guard’s newly-certified pilots on Dec. 1. Gross said he’s grateful for the opportunity to train those interested in wanting to fly drones. “It’s a great morale booster when you’re able to bring new operators on board, and it serves for a good purpose,” Gross said. Bucciarelli said having a local with high

drone-flying expertise, like Gross, is exactly what the Coast Guard is seeking for when it comes to having instructors in different regions of the country. Matt James, commander of Station Islamorada, said it also shows the value of a Coast Guard Auxiliary to Coasties. “There are skill sets they bring to the table that aren’t necessarily organic to us,” James said. With drone-flying capabilities, James said, crews will have an easier time accessing parts of Florida Bay that are remote. “This gives us the ability to get close by, put the UAS up and scout the mangroves and look beyond shallow spots,” he said. “It’ll make us more efficient and safer for our operators too. It’s hard to help folks if our boat is stuck in the mud.” Offshore, James said use of drones will allow crews to look at objects quicker and move on to other searches. “It gives us the capability of having two assets running patterns,” he said. Use of short-range drones within the government have emerged over the years to support everything from firefighting and search and rescue to monitoring critical infrastructure — as Florida Department of Environmental Protection did in April to inspect the old 7-Mile and Bahia Honda bridges — and transportation of goods. Unmanned aircraft have grown so much interest that a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, of Arizona, in September is seeking to establish a drone infrastructure grant program for governmental entities for infrastructure projects. The bill, which seeks $50 million in fiscal year 2022 and 2023, was referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

CAN WE FIND MIDDLE GROUND IN CRUISE SHIP DEBATE? Dear Editor, OMG, it’s nice to see a couple cruise ships come back to town. It’s completely reasonable to debate how many ships are too many. But I think we can all agree that none is too few. Key West is a seaport. It’s part of who we are and who we have always been. And seaports welcome people. Whether it’s military, Coast Guard, fishing, commercial, or passenger, these craft that enter our harbor invigorate and strengthen our community. The loss of any port weakens the fabric of the whole. And Key West has always been the people’s paradise. A place where even working families can experience the tropics. It seems wrong to me, even elitist, that we would expand the airport for the well-heeled traveler and close the port to families and retirees. Socrates taught that the truth is in the middle. I hope Key West and its leaders can find the path to that middle ground. A conversation can exist without the rabid voices of both extremes. Remember, we are One Human Family. Everyone, their minds and concerns, deserves a seat at the table with respect and humility. I for one do not want to see my town overrun no matter how the people get here. But I also am uncomfortable in a town that doesn’t welcome Disney families. I miss the ears. Sincerely, Peter Wagner Key West

KEY WEST LAUNCHES ITS OWN MUSIC AWARDS — THE IGGIE’S

few months ago, believing I was the guy to help him out, my good friend and local musician Ray West reached out, with BEN what he thought SOLOVE was a great idea: ... is a local radio Our very own Key personality and West version of the music promoter Grammy Awards. who loves to share Not only did I think his passion for it was a fantastic music. idea, but I believe it has been a long time coming. Thus, the Key West Music Awards (aka The Iggys) were born. Ray and I began to brainstorm just how, when, where and why to put this event in motion. We are both enthusiastic about the local music scene in the Florida Keys. We believe it is high time to celebrate the hard-working musicians, songwriters, producers, facilitators and others who make the music scene here one of the best in the country. We also agreed this needed to be something extra special for the community. So, we decided to make the event a fundraiser for the Bahama Village Music Program, which provides free music education — to children ages 6 and up within our community. They provide tutors, instruments, resources and so much more. The BVMP is in its 21st year of mentoring our young citizens through after-school classes, camps and other activities. They provide a service to our youngsters that enables and encourages leadership, responsibility, creativity and good, clean fun. It only made sense that we include BVMP in celebrating and rewarding the deep pool of talent in our local music scene. Ray and I shared a similar vision for the event. We wanted it to be akin to the Grammy Awards. We decided that the majestic Key West Theater on Eaton Street would be the perfect venue for the awards show. We contacted them and booked Jan. 30, 2022, for the inaugural Key West Music Awards show. The show will start at 7 p.m. Like the Grammys, this will be a red-carpet event. We encourage those attending to dress in your finest clothes to celebrate our musicians. Ray and I will host the show. Tickets are currently on sale at keywestmusicawards.com. The ceremony will include live performances and the presentation of

Iggy Awards to the winners in 20 categories, including Best Original Song, Best Album, Vocalist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Best Entertainer and more. Anyone can make nomination suggestions for all 20 categories on our website, and we encourage you to do so up until Dec. 30. Please take a moment to review the “Criteria” tab on the website, which spells out the qualifying requirements for each category. There is also a place for musicians/artists to submit their work for nomination consideration. We encourage anyone who fits the criteria to submit your music via the website up until Dec. 30. After that, the nomination committee will review the suggestions and narrow it down to three to five nominees per category. They will turn the nominees over to a panel of seven judges. The panel consists of six local dignitaries, all of whom engage in or support the local music scene. The seventh judge is a special celebrity judge. This year’s celebrity judge is national recording/touring artist and music award winner Rockin’ Jake. The judges will vote, and the winners will be celebrated on Jan. 30, 2022, at the awards show. Again, this is a fundraiser, and of course there is a cost involved. The Key West Music Awards is an IRSrecognized nonprofit. We are currently accepting donations and looking for sponsors for the show. There is a donations tab on the website. If you are a business owner and would like to sponsor the show with your taxdeductible donation, you can read about our sponsorship packages on our website. Ray and I are excited about this event, and we hope you are, too. We hope to see you all in your best outfits on the red carpet at the Key West Theater on Sunday, Jan. 30 as we celebrate the second-to-none music scene we have here in the Florida Keys. Again, check out our website at keywestmusicawards.com or contact us with questions at keywestmusicawards@gmail.com.

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MIKE HENRIGUEZ JR. LIVED THE KEY WEST BASEBALL LIFE

f you were wondering where Michael Henriguez Jr. went, the answer is, except for college, the one-time Conch baseball standout was right here, in Key West, where he graduated from high school in 2011. Until he left for college at Florida Gulf Coast University, the now 28-year-old’s life was baseball. “Since I was 6, from tee ball, all the way through the Conchs,” he told me as we talked in his office at Key West City Hall. “I played catcher and second base. At Ramona’s Shirt Put On, my coach asked for a volunteer to play catcher, and since my coach was my dad, I guess that’s how I became a catcher. In the youth leagues, I also played for Dennis Pharmacy, Lions and Key West Firefighters. My coaches were my dad, Fredy Varela and Joey Gondolfo. Good coaches, all of them. I pretty much caught the entire time.” And he was happy the entire time. “I loved it,” he said. “I enjoyed playing with my friends. I enjoyed the Little League aspect of it. I grew up with the same group of guys from age 6 through 18.” He played football for the Conchs, too, as a linebacker. And he was a captain of both teams. “I’m an advocate of playing multiple sports,” he said. “You play with a different group of guys in each sport. You learn about yourself. In the summertime, I focused on baseball until two-a-days started in football. Then, I switched over.” In baseball, his coach was Miguel Menendez and his favorite position was catcher. “I come from a family of catchers. Bookie Henriquez is my

grandfather. His brother, Moe Henriquez, was Ralphie Henriguez’s grandfather.” His father, Mike Henriguez Sr., is an educator, currently the school district’s alternative education director. Michael’s younger brother, Anthony, also played for the Conchs. He was All-Monroe County as a second baseman his junior year and as a catcher his senior season. He was also All-County in football as a senior. Once he graduated from high school, he decided he had had enough baseball. “I had a few offers to play in college, but I never pursued them,” he said. “I gave Key West High School everything I had. I didn’t feel like playing any more.” He went off to FGCU near Naples, but he found the baseball bug hadn’t left him. “I was a founding member of a club team and we played other colleges,” he said. In 2015, Henriguez graduated with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality business management. He worked briefly in hospitality in Bonita Springs and as an administrative assistant in the Student Affairs office, where he “met some very, very good people.” Then it was time to come home to Key West, where he became the city’s senior property manager for the past five or six years. “Thanks to Randy Niles. He taught me. He took me under his wing. I wouldn’t be where I am today without him.” His job calls for him to supervise several city-owned properties. In Key West, there’s little outlet for former baseball players. So, like many, he plays in the men’s softball league “with my buddies.” And he coaches his 6-year-old son Grayson in flag football and 6-and-under baseball. And on Dec. 11, he and Alexis Averette, who grew up together, will be married. “And history is yet to be written.”

THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST PRESENTS MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION

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hrough Dec. 30, The Studios of Key West celebrates its members with an exhibit filling all three floors of its landmark building at 533 Eaton St. This year’s exhibit includes the work of over 100 member artists working in a broad range of media, including painting, sculpture, drawing, print, photography, and textile, as well as a wide range of stylistic approaches, from realism to abstraction to figuration. Artwork will be available for purchase, with 75% of sales going directly to the artist. The Winter Members’ exhibit also serves as a kickoff for The Studios’ new cultural season. The public is invited to stop in to see a wide array of work, and to pick up the just-released 2021-22 season catalog. Piece by Piece is sponsored by Madda Fella and will be on view at The Studios through Thursday, Dec. 30. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details about the exhibition are at tskw.org. For more information, contact Elena Devers at lena@tskw.org or 305-296-0458. — Contributed

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MULTICULTURAL HOLIDAYS IN KEY WEST MENORAH AND CHRISTMAS TREE BOTH SHINE AT BAYVIEW PARK

or the seventh year, members of the Key West Jewish community and people from all faiths filled Bayview Park on Nov. 30 for the lighting of the menorah that stands alongside the city’s Christmas tree, which was lit the night before. “This is really what Hanukkah is about — our community being able to come together and have the freedom to celebrate our faiths,” City Commissioner Sam Kaufman told the crowd before asking local dignitaries to light each of the menorah’s nine lights. — Mandy Miles

Top left: The towering tree at Bayview Park was lighted on Nov. 29 during a gathering that featured Santa Claus and holiday carols. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly Top right: Fred Covan, president of B’Nai Zion synagogue, and City Commissioner Sam Kaufman light the final light of the city menorah at Bayview Park on the evening of Nov. 30. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly Bottom: St. Nick himself makes an appearance on Nov. 29 at the lighting of Key West’s Christmas tree at Bayview Park. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

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‘ALL IS CALM’ OPENS AT WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE MOVING MUSICAL TELLS THE STORY OF THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914

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The cast of ‘All is Calm’ presents the story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I. CONTRIBUTED

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ll is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” will preview at the Waterfront Playhouse on Dec. 8 in time for the holidays. Written by Peter Rothstein with musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach, the musical was developed and produced in December 2007 in Minneapolis and premiered in New York in 2018. The show features over 30 songs and carols from World War I, sung a cappella by the nine-member cast. Interspersed throughout are letters, articles and journal entries by the men who put down their guns to meet their enemies in No Man’s Land, the area between the two battlefronts during the trench warfare of World War I. On creating “All Is Calm,” author Peter Rothstein writes: “I studied World War I in high school and college, but I don’t remember reading about the Christmas Truce in any of my textbooks. If I had, I certainly would have remembered. This extraordinary event took place in 1914, the first year of the war, and was never repeated. Thousands of men put down their guns and left their trenches to meet their enemies in No Man’s Land. They exchanged gifts of tobacco, rum and chocolates. They sang songs, played a game of soccer, and buried each other’s dead. Upon orders from above, they eventually returned to their trenches and re-instigated a war that would last four more years. So why did I not learn of this remarkable event? The propaganda machine of war is

powerful, and news of soldiers fraternizing across enemy lines would put a human face on the Germans and readily undermine public support for the war. The heroes of this story are the lowest of the ranks — the young, the hungry, the cold, and the optimistic — those who acted with great courage to put down their guns, overcoming a fear that placed a gun in their hands in the first place. Their story puts a human face on war. “The music ranges from trench songs to patriotic and sentimental tunes, as well as Christmas music from the participating countries. The text is taken from a wide range of sources including letters, journals, official war documents, poetry, gravestone inscriptions — even an old radio broadcast. So, here are the words and the songs of these remarkable men.” It is directed by Tom Thayer, Waterfront managing artistic director, designed by Michael Boyer and musically directed by Nancy 3 Hoffman. It will preview on Wednesday, Dec. 8 with the grand opening and opening night party on Thursday, Dec. 9. The cast includes Canter O’May, Joshua Lawson, Andrew Theede, Tim Dahms, Kevin T. Mazur, Matthias Maloff, Chris Homberg, Jim Speake and JT Thompson. It plays at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, Dec. 8-25 (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day). Tickets can be purchased by visiting waterfrontplayhouse.org or calling 305-294-5015. — Contributed

Holiday revelers surround a fishing buoy-themed Christmas tree as it is illuminated during the annual lighting of the Key West Historic Seaport ‘Harbor Walk of Lights’ on Nov. 24. CAROL TEDESCO/Key West Holiday Fest

ey West’s annual Holiday Fest started last week with the ceremonial lighting of the island’s Historic Seaport and its Christmas trees, palm trees, ships, shops, restaurants and watering holes. The lighting extravaganza extends from Lazy Way Lane at the Greene Street Plaza to the Ferry Terminal at Grinnell Street. Key West Holiday Fest is an annual island-wide celebration presented in part by the Lodging

Association of the Florida Keys and Key West and the Monroe County Tourist Development Council that continues through Dec. 31. Other Fest highlights include romantic Holiday Historic Inn Tours, the annual Schooner Wharf Lighted Boat Parade and an abundance of uniquely Key West New Year’s Eve celebrations. For an extensive event schedule, visit KeyWestHolidayFest.com. — Contributed

Sisters Juliet, left, and Bridget Gillespie of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pose next to the Christmas tree made of fishing buoys with a cadre of North Pole characters. From left are Vera-elf (Vera Vogel), of Cape May, New Jersey; Santa Claus (Ric McCausland), Mrs. Claus (Cindi McCausland), and Norma-elf (Norma Gilmore), of Key West. CAROL TEDESCO/Key West Holiday Fest

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SCHOONER SKIRMISH ‘Alligator’ liberates ships from pirates

BRAD BERTELLI is an author, speaker, and Florida Keys historian. His latest book, “The Florida Keys Skunk Ape Files,” is a fun blend of two of his favorite subjects — Florida Keys history and the Skunk Ape.

he U.S. schooner Alligator cultivated a rich story over its short life. It began in the Charlestown Navy Yard near Boston, where the 86-foot long ship-of-war was constructed. The Alligator was one of five swift 12-gun schooners built to fight pirates and combat the slave trade. It also left a significant mark on the history of the Florida Keys. The Alligator was commissioned in March 1821 and assigned to the West Indies Squadron under the command of Commodore James Biddle. The Alligator’s inaugural mission was not just a military one, but largely one of a humanitarian nature. The schooner escorted representatives of the American Colonizing Society to the west coast of Africa. The objective of the society, founded in 1817, was to repatriate freed slaves. The purpose of the journey was to find land on which to create a colony. In 1821, the colony was established at Cape Mersurado. Its largest settlement was named Monrovia and, in 1822, the territory was named Liberia. In 1847, it declared its independence and was recognized as the Republic of Liberia. By 1867, 13,000 freed slaves had arrived on Liberia’s shores. The Alligator sailed back across the Atlantic Ocean, and, in June 1822, command of the schooner was assigned to Lieutenant William H. Allen. Allen was given orders to sail for the West Indies. Including Allen and Lieutenant Dale, Allen’s second in command, the ship was armed with a crew of nine officers and 45 seamen and marines. By November, the Alligator was patrolling off the north coast of Cuba. It was Nov. 8 when the ship sailed into the harbor at Matanzas. The events that followed the Alligator’s arrival in the port were accounted for in a letter by Dale, reprinted in the Philadelphia Gazette on Nov. 28, 1822. Dale wrote: “…informed that two American vessels were captured by the pirates, in a bay round Point Hicacos, about forty miles to the windward of this place. We immediately stood out, taking with us the captain of one, and the mate of the other vessel, who had been sent here to ransom them; as also a small American schooner, which the captain and merchants were fitting out.”

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When the Alligator sailed out of the harbor, the small schooner Ploughshares followed. They came upon the captured ships the following morning. Dale wrote, “Early on the morning of the 9th, we discovered several to an anchor among the Stone Keys, near the cape, and a schooner getting under way; the water being shoal, we came to an anchor and manned the boats.” The crew of the Alligator split up among the auxiliary ships and readied for battle. Lt. Allen, Captain Freeman, the master of the captured merchant vessel, and 13 men boarded the launch. Dale, the mate of the other ship being held for ransom, and 10 additional men boarded the cutter. Five men boarded the Alligator’s small gig. In the small American schooner Ploughshare, Lt. Cunningham, the master of the schooner, and 22 men joined the rest and set off to engage the pirates. “Revenge” was carved into the side of one of the pirate schooners. Approximately 30 cutthroats crowded the decks. A broadside of round and grapeshot was fired at the approaching marines, but the pirates’ aim proved wild. None of the Alligator’s auxiliary ships suffered damage. On the contrary, as the marines drew closer, accurate musket fire began to cripple the pirates who were forced to attempt escape. During the skirmish, the pirates wounded several marines, three mortally. Among those killed was Allen. Command of the Alligator shifted to his second in command, Dale. Nine days after the fight, Dale and the Alligator were escorting the liberated American ships and the captured pirate schooner Revenge to Norfolk, Virginia. One of the American ships, the Ann Maria, was a merchant vessel carrying a load of molasses. Like most in the convoy, the Ann Maria was built for capacity and not for speed, and it did not take long for the convoy, including the Ann Maria, to fall behind. Before leaving Matanzas, Dale learned that pirates were planning to attack the convoy’s stragglers. Dale’s concern only increased as the ships fell increasingly behind. To slow the Alligator, Dale ordered the schooner to begin tacking maneuvers. Because the lieutenant understood the treacherous nature of these waters, he ordered soundings to gauge the depth of the water taken every 30 minutes. At 9 p.m., Nov. 20, the water showed 270 feet. About 30 minutes later, the Alligator came to a sudden halt as it ground against the shallow corals of the Matecumbe Reef. In 1873, Alligator Reef Lighthouse was erected to warn passing sailors of the proximity of the dangerous corals. The reef was several miles offshore of the Matecumbe keys. Today, that reef is known as Alligator Reef. Both the reef and the light acknowledge the swift 12-gun schooner built to fight pirates and combat the slave trade that struck the reef in 1822.

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HOLIDAY BLUES Want a time machine to zap you to Jan. 2? Keys experts have advice for those who are suffering this season. CHARLOTTE TWINE

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t’s officially the holiday season. For many, this may be a happy time with boisterous gatherings of family and friends, gift openings next to twinkle lights and favorite songs playing while baking Grandma’s famous pumpkin pie recipe. But for some, this is a painful time. It’s a reminder of a recently lost loved one, a diagnosis of a serious illness or the first timid steps into sobriety. Perhaps each loud cheerful song is an upsetting memory of when you last heard it with your just-deceased family member. Or possibly, each shouted “Happy Holidays!” greeting is a sting, an unwelcome challenge to not pick up a drink this year. To translate: Some Keys locals may want to arrange for a time machine to zap them forward to Jan. 2 to avoid the whole darn season. But Florida Keys experts, including spiritual leaders, a recovery expert, a mental health counselor and a life coach, want to help. They have advice for locals who are grieving, depressed or practicing sobriety this season. In particular, they have specific steps readers can take to protect their mental health and perhaps even thrive in these next weeks. Maureen Dunleavy, regional vice president of Key West’s Guidance/Care Center, agreed that this festive time of year can be triggering for many but pointed out a few coping strategies that are useful. “Particularly with grief and loss, the holidays are really challenging,” she said. “The most important thing to remember is, even if we're not looking forward to the holidays, you can control the time you're allotted. If we don’t have certain people to connect to because of a loss due to death or a broken relationship, we do have ways

Do you have the holiday blues while sitting next to a Christmas tree? Experts suggest taking a walk in nature can help change your perspective. CONTRIBUTED

to connect to community or a 12-step higher power or with nature. That connection is so important for loss. For some that may mean walking on the beach rather than sitting at a Thanksgiving table. For others, it’s free community events. Sometimes we have to act ‘as if.’ Going to the holiday parade or choosing to ride a bike at a festive gathering might be something we don’t feel like doing, but that can boost our spirits in the long run.” Rabbi Richard Agler of the Keys Jewish Community Center in Tavernier said that speaking to a spiritual leader can be uplifting. “If there's been a loss, no human people can fix it, but what we can do is be there for one another and make them feel loved and cared for,” he said. “People don’t see, in the depths of the grief, that their life has not collapsed entirely. The loss may be very grievous, but they're still here and there’s a possibility for healing and rebuilding.” Phil Underwood, the spiritual leader of Bluewater church in Islamorada, explained that being of service can uplift those who are feeling challenged. “I find great healing in serving during grief. The depth of our grief indicates the height of our love,” he said. “First thing: Be aware of people around you. We’re in a time of great need. You might find someone in your circle who needs your time, or you can go to Crystal Rehab or Baptist and say, ‘Hey is there anything I can do this season?’” Underwood also suggested focusing on gratitude.

“In a time of loss, really inventory what you have. Focus more on what you have than what you’ve lost. It doesn’t diminish the loss, but it helps us put the challenge in perspective. With issues of depression and anger, stories of resilience are of those who turn pain into gain. It did not define their life.” Tavernier’s Terry Hudson, a minister and doctor who has experience with the recovery community, had advice for those with dependency issues. “Keep yourself grounded in your recovery,” he said. “This is a time to double up on your recovery program, if it's appointments with individuals or meetings. Take the offensive and be alert. Thomas Jefferson said, ‘The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.’” Lastly, success coach and Keys Weekly contributor Melinda Van Fleet reminded locals who are missing friends and family to focus on the simple pleasures of the Keys. “If you are alone for the holidays and wish you weren’t, I would suggest taking some time to think about something you enjoy doing by yourself and making a plan,” she said. “It could be as simple and affordable as getting a book from the library, a big $1 soda from Circle K, going to Anne’s Beach and chilling out. We often forget the simple things that others wish they had access to, and we have that here in the Keys. I know this is cliché, but being grateful for the experience will work magic too.” For those who are in crisis and need more counsel, the Guidance/Care Center can help. Call its hotline 24/7 at 305-434-7660, option 8.

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 2, 2021

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE $13M IN FEDERAL MONEY

Florida was last to apply for Biden’s American Rescue Plan funds

SAVE THE DATE Through Dec. 31 • Key West Harbor Walk of Lights at the Historic Seaport. Revel in a dazzling wonderland of lightbedecked palm trees, Christmas trees, ships, shops, restaurants and watering holes. Through Christmas Eve • MARC annual Christmas tree lot, open daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 1401 Seminary St., Key West. Dec. 1-25 • Historic Tours of America Holiday Lights & Sights Home Decorating Contest: Spectators can enjoy the view while residents from Key West to Key Haven enter the competition, with public votes determining the winners. Cash prizes awarded for top three entries.

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everly Anders, Monroe County School District’s executive director of finance, announced in the most recent school board meeting that $13 million in federal funds will soon hit their coffers from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The district will use the money as ARP intended for schools: to mitigate learning loss from the pandemic. Anders has until Dec. 17 to submit a proposal with the specific details of how the funds will be spent. Anders told Keys Weekly that she knew back in March that federal money was coming when President Joe Biden signed ARP into law. But time passed by, and the state did not apply for the funds. “The state of Florida was the last state in the whole nation to apply for these funds,” she pointed out. But the state finally applied, and it received its slice of ARP’s pie. Florida’s cut for the schools? $6.4 billion. Anders said the amount each county got depended upon enrollment in the schools. “Dade County got a billion dollars. That gives some perspective,” she said. Once Anders learned that Monroe County was getting the $13 million, she had to submit a formal proposal that listed how its money would be used. But because Florida had applied for ARP funds very late, the state gave Anders a tight deadline for the proposal.

“Luckily, they extended that to Dec. 17,” she said. “But at first they gave us two weeks.” The items on her proposal all have a unified purpose: “We are going to be diligent and responsible for how we use this money and provide resources to students for social, emotional and educational purposes to overcome what they went through during the pandemic,” Anders said. Proposed allocations include: $8 million toward 66 newly created positions, such as social workers, reading interventionists, nurse techs and guidance techs; $1.5 million toward charter schools; $2 million for furniture to provide educational spaces and media centers for collaborative learning and social distancing; $200,000 for technology such as additional Chromebooks and hotspots to allow kids to work remotely. The next step for the proposal after it is submitted? Public input from the community about how the money will be spent. The district is allowed to make changes to the proposal depending upon input. To get this feedback from the community, Superintendent Theresa Axford will hold town hall meetings throughout winter and spring. “The town hall meeting schedule is coming out before we leave for winter break,” said Amber Archer Acevedo, coordinator of community relations for the school district.

Through Jan. 1 • Key West Garden Club decks out the magnificent Civil War-era Fort West Martello with holiday decorations and lights. Open daily 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.,1100 Atlantic Ave. Admission is free; donations cheerfully accepted. Thursday, Dec. 2 • Cheryl Cates Celebration of Life, 6 to 9 p.m. at Key West Amphitheater. Friday, Dec. 3 • Wesley House Family Services BeLighted Bike Ride and Holiday Village, 4 to 8 p.m. at Coffee Butler Amphitheater. Bike ride departs at 8 p.m. • Pet Pictures with Santa, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Christmas tree at the foot of William Street at the Key West Bight. Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the Keys. • Free pictures with Santa, 6 to 8 p.m. at Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory, 1316 Duval St. Saturday, Dec. 4 • Visit Santa at the Southernmost North Pole, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. upstairs in The Shops at Mallory, 291 Front St. • Free pictures with Santa and holiday goodie bags, 5 to 7 p.m. at Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory, 1316 Duval St. • Key West Hometown Holiday Parade, 7 p.m. Parade starts at Bayview Park and travels along Truman Avenue and Duval Street.

Sunday, Dec. 5 • Holiday Classic Car Show, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Conch Republic Seafood Co. parking lot at the corner of Greene and Elizabeth streets, Key West. Attendees are asked to bring an unwrapped toy for the Monroe County Domestic Abuse Shelter. • Eaton Street Christmas Stroll, 4 p.m. The family-friendly holiday event begins at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and continues to the Old Stone United Methodist Church, The Tropic Cinema for a classic Christmas short film, the Studios of Key West, Key West Theater, and Williams Hall. Includes live musical performances and refreshments. Admission is free but tickets are required and are available at Key West Theater box office and secureboxoffice.com. Friday, Dec. 10 • Custom House Holiday Concert & Bazaar, featuring music, choirs, artisans, food, drinks and a holiday light show. 5 to 9 p.m. Free admission. • Holiday Historic Inn Tours, 6 to 8 p.m. Space is limited, so visit keywestholidayfest.com for tickets or call the Lodging Association at 305-296-4959. Saturday, Dec. 11 • Annual Parade of Paws & Holiday Bazaar at Higgs Beach / Higgs Dog Park, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (9 a.m.) Benefits the Florida Keys SPCA. Costumes encouraged. • Visit Santa at the Southernmost North Pole, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. upstairs in The Shops at Mallory, 291 Front St. • Schooner Wharf 30th Annual Key West Lighted Boat Parade, 8 p.m. at the Key West Historic Seaport. Tuesday, Dec. 14 • Ramshead presents ‘A John Waters Christmas,’ 8 p.m. at Key West Theater. Dec. 12-17, 20-23 • Conch Tour Train Holiday Lights Tours: Twice-nightly tours convey caroling passengers through streets and neighborhoods to revel in the magically illuminated city of Key West. Dec. 15-17 • Sugar Rum Cherry: A Burlesque Nutcracker, 8 p.m. at Key West Theater.

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 2, 2021

WELL, NOW IT’S OFFICIAL 60 years … OLD!

eriously, where has all the time gone? Wednesday, Dec. 1, marked the 60-year anniversary of my arrival on planet Earth. It’s been a pretty incredible ride to this point. The world I was born into in 1961 was vastly different from the one in which we live today. I’m sure a lot of younger folks might see that time as a semi-modern version of the Dark Ages, with no handheld telecommunication devices connected to a worldwide computer network. Computers then were huge mainframes that had to be kept in separate rooms — very primitive by today’s standards. The year 1961 saw John F. Kennedy inaugurated as president, as well as the beginning of manned spaceflight. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first person to orbit the Earth in April; Alan Shepard rode a Redstone booster into space on a sub-orbital flight in May. So began the Cold War race to the moon, which the United States won but JFK sadly didn’t survive to see. Because all this took place at the apex of the Cold War, Kennedy urged Americans to build bomb shelters. Those of us who are a certain age can remember the “duck and cover” exercises we practiced in school — as if that would actually help us survive a nuclear bomb blast. The Soviet Union tested the most powerful nuclear device, the Tsar Bomba, and this propelled the Soviets, the United Kingdom, and the United States eventually to ratify the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Construction of the Berlin Wall began after East Germany closed the border in August to halt emigration to West Germany. Throughout the years it was up, many died trying to cross over into West Germany. Thankfully, the Wall came down in 1990. The Bay of Pigs attempt to overthrow Cuba’s Fidel Castro failed — out of 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles, 118 were killed and 1,202 were captured by Cuban forces. Across the globe, the first direct U.S. military involvement in Vietnam took place, setting America up for years of a badly run war. In 1961, Kennedy established the Peace Corps. The United Nations General Assembly condemned apartheid, and segregation ended on railways in the South. The worst of the racial violence, however, was yet to come — and sadly, racial issues and bigotry are still prevalent in America to this day. In 1961, the average cost of a new house was $12,500, and the average annual income was $5,315. The aver-

age new car cost $2,850, and a gallon of gasoline was just 27 cents. A pound of bacon was 67 cents, and a dozen eggs went for 30 cents. Mister Ed, the talking horse, first said “Hello” JOHN in 1961. Other BARTUS popular TV shows is a City of Maraincluded “Andy thon councilGriffith,” “Bonanza,” man. He also is “Gunsmoke” and a musician who “The Twilight Zone.” performs around Popular songs town. For more the week I showed see johnbartus. up include “Hit the com Road, Jack” by Ray Charles, “Runaround Sue” by Dion, “Crazy” by Patsy Cline and “The Twist” by Chubby Checker. I swear I’m not making this up: the number one song the week of my birth was “Big Bad John” by Jimmy Dean. Famous people who share my birth year include Wayne Gretzky, Lawrence Fishburne, Michael J. Fox, Woody Harrelson, George Clooney and Barack Obama. Famous Dec. 1 birthdays include Richard Pryor, Sarah Silverman, Bette Midler, Jaco Pastorius, Lou Rawls, John Densmore, Lee Trevino, and … um … Rick Scott and Woody Allen. A whole lot has changed since 1961. We sent men to the moon and all sorts of men and women into Earth orbit. We’ve built and occupied several space stations and successfully sent rovers and helicopters to Mars. We carry devices in our hand that have more computing power than all that NASA possessed back in the 1960s. We have unlimited information at our fingertips — but we also have unlimited disinformation as well. It seems that as far as we have come in some areas, we are seriously lagging in others. Race relations, poverty, unnecessary ignorance, repression, senseless violence, global conflict — hell, we can’t even get along as Americans any more. From the 4 billion people who inhabited the globe in 1961, to the 7.75 billion who call Earth home today, it’s obvious that the Brave New World we were all told about in the 1960s never came to pass. As I sit here from my perspective 60 years on, knowing what I know about human nature, I hope and pray that we will somehow get past that and work toward a better future for all of us. - Catch John Mondays at Boondocks, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Key Colony Inn, and Thursdays at Sparky’s Landing. www.johnbartus.com

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KEY WEST PARKING PERMIT COST RAISES QUESTIONS Dear Editor, Key West parking permits now are basically $40. When I called the City of Key West to hear an explanation for the cost increase I was told this: It isn’t $40; it is $35 plus tax and fees bringing it to $39.16, but not $40. Also, it can only be obtained online. I imagine that is so you don’t ask the clerk why it is $40. Parking permits when first implemented were $10, a fee for processing and the sticker. I objected to the fee for processing, as the employee issuing the permit was already being paid. Then during a commission meeting the fee was being raised to $20 and entered into an undetermined account separate from the general fund. I asked if it was to pay off the $15,000 overtime that Mr. Wilkins received during the hurricane event. Asking why he was receiving overtime when he has a yearly salary, and asking the Commission to define “salary” were neither well-received nor answered adequately. Now the increase is due to the city taking over parking from the county. First, why was the county running our parking collections, but the city voting on an increase at the $20 level? Where did that money go ? The city said they had to buy the kiosks and software program from the county. My question is, if the county profited from the parking collections, weren’t the kiosks and program already paid for? Isn’t Key West part of the county and haven’t our county taxes and revenue already have paid for that?

So, shouldn’t the county just transfer the kiosks and software to the city? Where are those funds going? Why doesn’t the city and county share software? It is not like we aren’t supposed to be partners in government instead of competing businesses. But therein lies the problem. They have become “for profit” businesses, which was never the intention of government in the first place. Government is supposed to provide infrastructure and citizen services municipally and not for profit. Officials are not supposed to have bloated salaries that are way above the average median income of the citizens they represent. They just raised our taxes and gave themselves a 10% raise. I could use some stronger words for these actions, but I would appreciate our government publicly responding first, before I say what I actually feel. Call the county, call the city, ask the question. Are we paying for the same thing twice and where does the money go? Sincerely, Lee Starling Key West

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 2, 2021

OLD SEVEN MILE BRIDGE RENOVATIONS ENTER FINAL STAGES (Almost) Ready and Waiting ALEX RICKERT

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e’re almost there. Seriously. The long-awaited completion of the Old 7 Mile Bridge project is just around the corner. Since July 2016, when it closed for renovations, most Marathon residents (or Keys residents, for that matter) have been asking the same questions about Old Seven. Stop us if you’ve heard these before: “When will it be finished?” “What’s taking so long?” “What are they even doing?” “At this point, I honestly should just get shirts made with all those answers,” said Kelly McKinnon, executive director of Pigeon Key. There may be no better source of information than the man whose island is quite literally attached to the project. Originally scheduled as a fouryear, $41 million project, October 2022 would mark the end of the estimated project timeline from when bridge work actually commenced. The estimated completion eventually moved up to a March-throughMay 2022 target date, and as it stands now, McKinnon said the new timeline should open the bridge “shortly after the new year.”

And while most may not realize the full scope of the project beyond the new paint job visible from the active 7 Mile Bridge, the work done to the old bridge was enormous. In addition to three separate coats of paint for a rust barrier, primer and top coat, the construction crew used hydraulic jacks to lift the entire bridge, one 10-foot section at a time. “They thought they might be able to replace just some of the steel I-beams that are the support structure of the bridge,” explained McKinnon. However, upon further inspection, the original 1936 I-beams were understandably in rougher shape than expected. “Once they got under there, they quickly made the call that they were going to have to replace every single one.” New I-beams were manufactured on site and slid under each raised bridge section before the jacks lowered it back into place. For those counting at home, covering the two-mile span from the shoreline to Pigeon Key required repeating this entire process well over 1,000 times. The work didn’t stop there. Among other smaller improvements, thousands of rusted metal plates were removed from below the bridge deck, with rivets so rusted and rotted that they had to be popped off and remanufactured.

A new aluminum rail system was also installed inside the old railings to bring the bridge up to code and ensure pedestrian safety. “The layperson with the naked eye has no idea about the monumental project these guys undertook,” said McKinnon. “The fact that they got it done when they got it done is unbelievable. They even wrapped the entire bridge in long sections and made certain that when they were working, nothing got into the natural environment.” While McKinnon, like others, is chomping at the bit to welcome visitors back to Pigeon Key via the traditional bridge passage, he cautioned that unauthorized early visits to the bridge will only ruin finishing touches in progress and slow the opening down. “Despite the way it looks, there is no access currently,” he said. “Contractors are doing everything they can to block it off, and folks who are consciously going around barriers to get onto the bridge aren’t helping the project get done any sooner.” Keys Weekly also reached out to FDOT for an update on the bridge, but has not received a response as of press time. The moral of the story is, just wait. It’ll be worth it.

KEY WEST WEEKLY / DECEMBER 2, 2021

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ORNAMENT COMPETITION TO ADD COLOR TO HOLIDAY FEST

Amy JoAn’s ornament, “Snowy Festivities.” CONTRIBUTED

ifty artists are expected to take part in the ornament competition and online auction to be held at the 17th Annual Islamorada Holiday Fest on Friday, Dec. 3. The event, put on by the Islamorada Chamber of Commerce, will last from 4 to 10 p.m. that evening on the beach at Founders Park. “I love creating an ornament for the festival, as it is a fun way to kick off the season and get into the holiday spirit,” said Amy JoAn, this year’s featured artist, whose ornament, “Snowy Festivities,” depicts the festival itself created on a starry navy background. JoAn can be found daily painting in her gallery Amy’s Creations of the Florida Keys at Rain Barrel in Islamorada. In preparation for the auction, which is part of the festival’s Holiday Gift Bazaar, each artist was given an unfinished ceramic piece to use as the base for his or her original creation. Beyond that, the only design limit is their imaginations. The finished pieces will be judged and on display throughout the festival, where

Amy JoAn can be found painting daily in her gallery at Rain Barrel in Islamorada. CONTRIBUTED

they can be purchased by electronic auction bids at www.32auctions.com/ICC2021. Bidding began on Dec. 1, and ends at 9 p.m. on festival night. A portion of proceeds from the auction will benefit the local arts community. The Islamorada Holiday Fest will feature a parade, visits and photos with Santa, a 30ton snow mountain, a 35-foot tree blowing “magical” snow from its branches, a holiday gift bazaar, food and beverages, and live holiday stage performances. 2021 Festival of Trees Are you dreading decorating for Christmas? The 2021 Festival of Trees will see live viewing of trees during the 17th Annual Holiday Fest at Founders Park on Friday, Dec. 3 from 4 to 10 p.m. Trees will be awarded to the highest bidder and delivered to their home (MM 75 to MM 106) the first week of December. The Festival of Trees will donate all proceeds to a Coral Shores scholarship recipient pursuing a career in health care. To bid on trees, visit 32Auctions.com/ FestivalofTrees-Keys. — Contributed

he Florida Keys Children’s Shelter (FKCS) recently received a federal grant of $600,000 over a three-year period from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) for the development of a new Transitional Living Program (TLP). Transitional living services will be provided to young adults, ages 16 to 22, who may be homeless, aging out of foster care or in a variety of other situations which limit selfsufficiency. Youth who are emancipated between the ages of 16 and 17 will be served at the TLP; otherwise they will be served by FKCS’s Jelsema programs. FKCS will offer individual and group counseling sessions with on-site support staff that will include case management, health and wellness, independent living skills, educational planning, career development and vocational training. Outreach efforts directed toward community agencies will also support this program, and in turn, substantially satisfy a regional need for a safe, stable living environment for youth to learn or enhance their life skills, abilities and potential. “I’ve been with the Florida Keys Children’s Shelter for 21 years. And for 21 years, I have watched hundreds of kids age out

of services, with nowhere to go,” said Florida Keys Children’s Shelter CEO, Ben Kemmer. “I’m so proud to be part of this exciting new chapter with our organization.” The Florida Keys Children’s Shelter TLP is designed to take the individual needs of each resident into consideration, but the goal for each individual is the same — to successfully make the transition into a responsible, independent, young adult. “We could care for the kids until they are 18, but then they were sent away to Miami and beyond, for assistance in their last step, transitioning into adulthood,” said Brad Copeland, FKCS chairman. “Sending Keys kids to Miami at 18 years of age, with no job and no money, is a formula for failure. Now with our new TLP program, our kids will be supported in a loving home environment, while they work through first jobs, college, trade school, or whatever path to success they choose. FKCS is seeking to fill three positions for this new program: a case manager, a coordinator and a community specialist. All positions require a bachelor’s degree, as well as a minimum of two years related experience with runaway and homeless youth. More information is at www.fkcs.org or 305-8524246. — Contributed

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KAREN NEWFIELD First and foremost a reader, she has reviewed hundreds of books on her blog www. readingandeating. com. And, more recently, this new Keys resident has also begun writing.

HOW TO HACK A HEARTBREAK By Kristin Rockaway It’s been four years since Mel Strickland graduated from college and started working the IT help desk at Hatch, a startup incubator. But Mel is tired of assisting these spoiled frat boys who give a great pitch but still can’t manage to undo a paper jam. This coder girl has just about given up in this male-driven tech world. She can barely pay the rent, repeatedly meets Mr. Wrong and yearns to leave this job that was supposed to be only a stepping stone after college into the real world of coding. Crushed but sadly not surprised when her Fluttr date is a no-show, Mel uses her smarts and codes the ultimate revenge, an app called JerkAlert (as a joke), and is shocked when it quickly goes viral. With the help of her incredibly resourceful girlfriends, Mel finds her way to both success and her true love match in this absolutely hilarious, very contemporary peek at our outrageous startup phenomena, girl-power coding and bizarre lifestyle of online dating.

STARTUP By Doree Shafrir Mack McAllister may be the next Facebook guy. Always searching for that one in a million, the tech scene in New York is flooded with ideas, venture capitalists with loads of cash and young millennials who possess an unimaginable amount of confidence and self worth. Mack, an industrious 28-year-old, finds himself and his company on the brink of stardom. Gramercy is preparing to finance his Series A funding which could skyrocket his app Takeoff to the stratosphere. But the rumblings in his office life, hence love life, begin to implode. Isabel, his beautiful, longtime assistant, has begun to reject his flirtatious sexts and has been snapchatting her newfound romance with Andrew. Sabrina, the ancient woman in the office (36 and married!) keeps to herself while tweeting the company’s branding and hiding her shopaholic debt from her editor husband, who happens to be following a story about her boss. This hilarious cast of characters spotlights the startup world and the lingo this generation has mastered. Laugh-out-loud from the first page dedication: For my grandparents, who never went online.

THE STARTUP WIFE By Tahmima Anam Asha grew up as the nerdy computer geek throughout high school. Way out of her league, she assumed cool, sexy-cute Cyrus Jones didn’t know she was alive. Years later, the two unexpectedly cross paths. Now Asha is a superstar in her MIT doctorate program, ready to conquer the world of AI. Cyrus is brilliant and more handsome than ever, a nomad who hasn’t decided what he wants to be when he grows up. Cyrus and Asha marry and along with best friend Jules they join Utopia — a workshop incubator for new ideas. The trio creates a social platform called WAI (pronounced Why), for “We Are Infinite.” With charming Cyrus as the face and Asha coding her heart out, their app explodes, taking over social media and the internet. Swiftly attaining both success and fortune, millions flock to obtain guidance from the man called the new Messiah. As Cyrus’ popularity soars, Asha feels disconnected and their romance withers. Running the company behind the scenes, Asha is aware of the crisis they face. She doesn’t know if she can save both the company and her marriage.

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BATTLE FOR THE BALL Lady Conchs put up 5 against Lady Canes

he Key West girl’s varsity soccer team traveled north to face the Coral Shores Hurricanes on Nov. 30. In the end, the Lady Conchs were too much offensively for the Canes in a 5-2 victory. Teams went back and forth going into the first half with the Conchs up 2-1. In the second half, the Conchs scored three goals en route to victory. The Lady Conchs, 3-4, head on the road for a game at Somerset Academy Silver Palms, 3-0, on Friday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. The Lady Canes, 4-1, will go on the road to face St. Brendan in Miami on Monday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. — Weekly staff report

DOUG FINGER/Keys Weekly 1. Lady Conchs striker/midfielder Victoria Daley-Willy goes after the ball as Lady Canes players near. 2. A battle for the ball ensues between Lady Conchs junior Taylor Strum and Lady Canes senior Maggie Bergeron. 3. Lady Conchs junior Skylar Lanoue and Lady Canes freshman Amber Ender go after the ball along the sideline. 4. Lady Canes freshman attacker Delaney Donnelly works to possess the ball. 5. Lady Conchs senior halfback Isabel Walterson boots the ball up before Lady Canes junior Joey Eysenbach nears. 6. Lady Canes freshman Delaney Donnelly and Lady Conchs junior midfielder/defender Jenesis Perloff go after the ball in the second half. For a full gallery, visit keysweekly.com.

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES •

AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE (To amend the Notice of Sale recorded at OR Book 3131 Page 1957 in Monroe County, Florida) To: All members of the general public including all persons on Exhibit “A”, record owners, their heirs, guardians and assigns, of the unit week(s) as showing thereon, all located in and governed by that certain: Declaration of Condominium for FLORIDA BAY CLUB OF KEY LARGO, a condominium, recorded in O.R. Book 871 at pages 1215, et seq. Public Records, Monroe County, Florida.

Based upon default in assessment payments and pursuant to the Claim of Lien filed by THE FLORIDA BAY CLUB CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, recorded at O.R. Book 3113, Page 1717, in the Public Records of Monroe County Florida, STAACK, SIMMS & REIGHARD, PLLC, d/b/a TIMESHARE TRUSTEE™ WILL CONDUCT A SALE OF EACH AND EVERY UNIT WEEK LISTED ON THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A” BEGINNING AT 11:00 A.M. ON DECEMBER 19, 2021 AT: 103500 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, Florida 33037.

305.743.0844

Obligors and junior lienholders showing on Exhibit “A” may cure the default and redeem the timeshare interest by paying the amounts secured by the Association’s lien on their unit week(s) as reflected in Exhibit “A” together with trustee’s fees and interest through the date of payment in cash or certified funds to TIMESHARE TRUSTEE™ at any time prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Sale on the above date. GOVERN YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY. STAACK, SIMMS & REIGHARD PLLC, d/b/a TIMESHARE TRUSTEE™ 900 DREW STREET, SUITE 1 CLEARWATER, FL 33755 PHONE: (727) 441-2635 FAX: (727) 461-4836 Website:www.staacklaw.com

Amount Due

Per Diem

33055 32825 29669 29669 08401 34491

Default Year 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020

$4,526.71 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $5,892.62 $5,892.62

2.263355 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 2.94631 2.94631

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Co-Owner Name

Address

City

State

Zip

A01/31 A01/41 A01/48 A09/44 A05/01 A05/01

David L. Brooks Francisco U. Espaillat Don E. Drinkhahn Don E. Drinkhahn Joseph F. LaTorre Charles R Nagel

Mae L. Brooks Dionna Olexa Espaillat Glenda E. Drinkhahn Glenda E. Drinkhahn Ruth Myers-LaTorre Marjory Rayline Nagel

17310 NW 41st Ave 1235 Crane Crest Way 423 Saddlebred Dr 423 Saddlebred Dr 311 Atlantic Ave 10155 S.E. 175th Ln

Miami Gardens Orlando Pelzer Pelzer Atlantic City Summerfield

FL FL SC SC NJ FL

Individuall & as Trustees of The Charles R. Nagel and Marjory Rayline Nagel Family Trust Under Trust Dated May 6, 1993 A06/14 A07/49 A08/49 A06/24 C02/02 C02/02 A06/25 A06/25 A06/37 A07/46 A08/30

Robert Abernethy Wendy Abernethy Robert L. Abernethy Wendy Abernethy Robert Abernethy Wendy Abernethy E. Ralph Foote Janet S.Foote Ralph Foote Janet S. Foote Jeffery A. Reed Michelle Blades Risha Golby Real Estate Restyle, LLC a Flroida limited Liability Company Guillermo Madero Teresa C. Madero Richard Black Penny Black John W. Harrell Jr.

A08/43 B03/41 B03/41 A08/44 A08/51 A08/51 A08/51 A08/51 A09/12 C01/47 A09/16 A10/15 A10/15 B01/17 B01/17

Maria Hjaltadottir Maria Hjaltadottir Judith S. Abell Willie D. Ragin Richard Lovett Florida Bay Club David Sherman Lynette Vaughn Alfio Cavallaro Alfio Cavallaro Weston Rocheford Magnus Kristjansson Malcolm R. Becker Magnus Kristjansson Alex T. Hayes Alan Hayes Magnus Kristjansson Magnus Kristjansson Todd Dambach Merrick A. Pavlick James M. Patton Time No More, Inc Timetravel Traders, Inc. Mitzi H. Hopper Odila Costa Norberto Perez-Urria Juan Villalobos Timothy Henderson Harold J. Starling Thomas P. Cason Sr. Thomas P. Cason Jr. Samuel A. Stanley John M. Rodriguez Joseph N. Provost Thomas M. Patience Rubbie L. Laughlin Jr. Mark E. Franklin Juan Ly Sherry Lynn Rorabaugh Grace M. Sita Enrique M. Fueyo Melvin H. Rosenthal Juanita Jones Roberta J. Beasley James E. Hauser Estate of Charlene Hauser

B02/37 B05/02 A10/34 B01/10 B01/10 B01/10 B01/10 B01/11 B01/30 B01/30 B01/31 B02/06 B02/06 B02/22 B02/22 B02/51 B02/51 B03/51 B04/17 B05/08 B05/10 B05/18 B06/26 B06/33 B06/51 C01/14 C01/29 C02/52

Gloria A. Ragin Rosie Lovett Brenda Sherman Nancy S. Cavallaro Nancy S. Cavallaro Becky Rocheford Jonina Kristjansdottir Dorothy Becker Jonina Kristjansdottir Thongchua M. Hayes Rachel Hayes Jonina Kristjansdottir Jonina Kristjansdottir Natalia Dambach Helen L. Pavlick Gudrun M. Patton a Georgia Corporation a New Jersey corporation

Rosa Villalobos Susan Henderson Lynne R. Cason Patricia A. Stanley Wendy M. Rodriguez

Dorothy H. Laughlin Nancy L. Franklin Carmen R. Ly

Elizabeth Fueyo Arlene R. Rosenthal Debra Recupero Charlene E. Hauser

625 Maple Oak Cir #109 625 Maple Oak Cir #109 625 Maple Oak Cir, #109 2726 E 132 2nd Pl 2726 E 132 2nd PL 5558 NW 200 Terr PO Box 2752

Altamonte Springs Altamonte Springs Altomonte Springs Thorton Thorton Miami Key West

FL FL FL CO CO FL FL

32701 32701 32701 80241 80241 33055 33045

2020 2020 2018 2020 2020 2020 2020

$4,526.71 $4,526.71 $4,526.71 $5,171.49 $5,171.49 $5,171.49 $6,173.53

2.263355 2.263355 2.263355 2.585745 2.585745 2.585745 3.086765

16078 Arcaro Ave 251 NW 67th Ave 18360 SW 57th St

Port Charlotte Hollywood Ft Lauderdale

FL FL FL

33954 33024 33331

2020 2019 2020

$4,526.79 $6,210.98 $5,171.49

2.263395 3.10549 2.585745

Holtsvegur 29 Holtsvegur 29 12251 SW 191 Terrace PO Box 172235 24355 SW 142 Ave 103500 Overseas Highway 4470 NW 74th Ave 718 New River Dr 18475 SW 280 ST 18475 SW 280th St 2979 Las Calinas Blvd Reynilundur 5 4570 Young Rd. Reynilundur 5 206 Martha St.

Garoabaer 210, Iceland Garoabaer 210, Iceland Miami Hialeah Princeton Key Largo Lauderhill Jacksonville Homestead Homestead St Augustine 210 Gardabaer, Iceland Waldorf 210 Gardabaer, Iceland Clanton

$4,526.71 $4,526.71 $4,526.71 $4,968.46 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,273.53 $5,128.98 $5,128.98 $6,173.53 $6,173.53

2.263355 2.263355 2.263355 2.48423 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 3.136765 2.56449 2.56449 3.086765 3.086765

Reynilundur 5 Reynilundur 5 3211 11th Ave N. 5550 Painted Mirage Rd. Ste320 16040 SW 103rd Pl PO Box 138 52 Waverly Pl 2640 S 6th St #D 2126 B Pierce St. 815 W 69 Pl. 1001 SW 100 Court 1703 Oak Hill Rd 10101 NW 26th Ave. 5150 Cypress Links Blvd

210 Gardabaer, Iceland 210 Gardabaer, Iceland Saint Petersburg Las Vegas Miami Cleveland Matawan Springfield Hollywood Hialeah Miami Bryant Miami Elkton

1981 NW 180 St. 16 Robert Ave 35 Morningside Dr. 232 Dalton Dr 19841 NE Miami Ct 17003 Longleaf Dr 2612 SW 32nd Ave 152 Villiage Green Ave 100 Mountain View Dr 3312 W Knights Ave 3437 36th St N. 11394 SW 226th St 19615 119th Ave 6800 SW 40th St , #360

Miami Salem Wilmington Raleigh Miami Bowie Miami Jacksonville Clifton Tampa St. Petersburg Goulds Saint Albans Miami

FL FL FL FL FL NC FL FL FL

33177 33017 33032 33037 33319 28540 33031 33031 32095

20601

35045

2020 2020 2020 2020 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2020 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020

FL NV FL GA NJ IL FL FL FL AR FL FL

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2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020

$6,173.53 $6,173.53 $4,606.89 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $4,345.01 $4,526.71 $4,526.71 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53

3.086765 3.086765 2.303445 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 2.172505 2.263355 2.263355 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765

FL NH MA NC FL MD FL FL NJ FL FL FL NY FL

33056 03079 01887 27615 33179 20716 33133 32259 07013 33611 33713 33170 11412 33155

2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2019

$6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $4,849.10 $6,173.53 $5,098.08 $5,171.49 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $6,173.53 $4,849.10 $7,192.93

3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 2.42455 3.086765 2.54904 2.585745 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 3.086765 2.42455 3.596465

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• CLASSIFIEDS, PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES • NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS December 2, 2021, City of Marathon, Voluntary Home Buyout Program 9805 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050, 305-289-4109 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Marathon. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about December 20, 2021, The City of Marathon will submit a request to the State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for the release of Community Development Block Grant funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development (HCD) Act of 1974, as amended, to undertake a project known as the Federally-Funded Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Voluntary Home Buyout Program for the purpose of acquiring properties within the City of Marathon, Florida that sustained substantial damage from Hurricane Irma that are in Special Flood Hazard Areas and in high-risk flood areas to reduce the impact of future disasters. Assistance will be provided to qualified low to moderate income households with the focus on beneficiaries that do not have flood insurance on their properties. The City of Marathon received $5,000,000 to purchase and demolish housing units as determined by condemnation, flood levels and/or status as beyond reasonable repair and to relocate property owners outside the threat of flooding. FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The City of Marathon has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the City of Marathon Planning Department, 9805 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M. It is also available online at the following website: www.ci.marathon.fl.us/planning/page/cdbg-voluntary-home-buy-out-grant-program. Hard copies of the ERR may be requested by e-mail to covellim@ci.marathon.fl.us. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Maria Covelli, City of Marathon Grants Coordinator, Voluntary Home Buyout Program, City of Marathon 9805 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050. Comments also may be submitted by e-mail to covellim@ci.marathon.fl.us. All comments received by December 17th, 2021 (within 15 days following the publication date of this notice; 18 days if posted) will be considered by the City of Marathon prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing. ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The City of Marathon certifies to the State of Florida DEO that George Garrett in his capacity as City Manager consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The State’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the City of Marathon to use Program funds. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS The State of Florida DEO will accept objections to its release of fund and the City of Marathon’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Marathon, George Garrett; (b) the City of Marathon has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by the State of Florida DEO; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to the State of Florida DEO at 107 East Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Potential objectors should contact the State of Florida DEO to verify the actual last day of the objection period. George Garrett, City Manager, City of Marathon Certifying Officer

305.743.0844 LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at 3:00 P.M., the Monroe County Purchasing Office will receive and open sealed responses for the following:

SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY-FIRE RESCUE MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Surplus Equipment Sale – FY 2022 #1 County ID 2418 4174 * 4206 4550 5655 * 7023 * 7050 7284 * 7285 * 7314 * 7529 * 7885 7938 * 8658 * 8960 * 9135 * 9221 *

Description 2001 Ford F450 Ambulance 2003 Ford 150 2002 Ford F450 Ambulance 2001 Pierce Enforcer Pumper 2006 Ford Explorer 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 2011 Chevy Van- (logistics) 2012 Ford Explorer 2012 Ford Explorer 2012 Ford Expedition 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 2007 Ford Explorer Pickup 2014 Ford Expedition 2015 Ford Expedition 2012 Ford F150XL 2014 Ford F250 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

VIN/Serial # 1FDXF46FX1EC33366 1FTRX172X3NA94735 1FDXF46F22ED14878 4P1CT02A81A001720 1FMEU62E06UB51052 1GC0CVCG1BF187133 1GTW7FCAXB1143743 1FMHK7B88CGB03263 1FMHK7B8XCGB03264 1FMJU1F51CEF39781 1GC2VCG1DZ278493 1FMEU31E18UA02832 1FMJU1F55EEF31508 1FMJU1FT5FEF23960 1FTFW1CF9CFC60929 1FT7W2A63EEB36435 1GC1CUEY7HF214221

Est. Value $1,500. $0.00 $1,500.00 $3,500 $1,000.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $4,500.00 $4,500.00 $5,500.00 $17,000.00 $3,400.00 $7,000.00 $8,500.00 $12,000.00 $0.00 $25,000.00

Location Station 10 Station 22 Station 10 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22 Station 22

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* Vehicles listed were Hurricane IRMA damaged and deemed a total loss. Being sold as “salvage title only for parts/scrap only.

Pursuant to F.S. § 50.0211(3)(a), all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www.floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. Requirements for submission and the selection criteria may be requested from DemandStar by Onvia at www.demandstar.com OR www.monroecountybids.com. The Public Record is available upon request. In response to Covid-19, the Monroe County Purchasing Department has implemented a new electronic process for reviewing and opening sealed bids. Monroe County is committed to continuing to receive and process competitive solicitations while maintaining the health and safety of our employees and those who attend bid openings. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any sealed bids. Mailed/physically delivered bids/proposal/responses WILL NOT be accepted. The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that bids be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl.gov, no later than 3:00 P.M. on January 5, 2022. Please submit your confidential financial information in a SEPARATE EMAIL from your bid and required documents. Your subject line on both emails must read as follows: SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTYFIRE RESCUE 01/05/2022 Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your bid is not rejected due to the file size. Should your bid documents exceed 25MB or otherwise be rejected or undeliverable to OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl.gov, in advance of the bid opening, please email: omb-purchasing@monroecounty-fl.gov so accommodations for delivery of your bid can be made prior to the bid opening. Please be advised that it is the bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure delivery of their bid and waiting until the bid opening to address or confirm your bid submission delivery will result in your bid being rejected. The bid opening for this solicitation will be held virtually, via the internet, at 3:00 P.M., on January 5, 2022. You may call in by phone or internet using the following: JOIN ZOOM MEETING https://mcbocc.zoom.us/j/4509326156 Meeting ID: 4509326156 One tap mobile: +16465189805,,4509326156# US (New York) +16699006833,,4509326156# US (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 646 518 9805 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Publish: December 2, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE U-HAUL COMPANY OF MIAMI Notice is here by given that on December 20th, 2021, Leonard Richford Jr. Storage Auctioneer, Executive Administrator for U-Haul Company of Miami, Will be offering for sale under the Judicial Lien Process, By Public Auction, the following storage units. The Terms of the sale will be cash only. U-Haul Company does reserve the right to refuse any bids. The sales will Begin at 8:00 a.m. and continue day by day until all units are sold. The names of whose units will be sold are as follows: 103530 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL. 33037. Names And Last Known Addresses are as Follows: Michael Harrington Unit 1223 $367.08 Marc Baron Unit 1028 $461.75 William Welsh Unit 1730 $989.30 John Scott Unit 1578 $508.95 William Parent Unit 1425 $2,561.85 William Parent Unit 1165 $1,176.98 Publish: December 2 & 9, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Florida Keys Lobster and Stone Crab located at 201 20th street, Marathon, Florida 33050, will proceed with section 328.17(1), Florida statutes on the following vessels located on our property for unpaid storage balance. Unless said vessels redeemed from said property by payment as allowed by law, the described vessels will be sold to satisfy the lien. If the vessels remain unclaimed or for which the charges for storage remain unpaid will be sold free of all prior liens. This is not a public invite to view vessels. This is an attempt to collect unpaid storage charges. Once the date has expired and only then, may you visit the property and gain information about the vessels. These vessels will be auctioned Saturday December 18, 2021 at 10;00 am at boat location. Owner: Cory Drew Schneider 1- 12 foot homemade 2003 fiberglass vessel reg. #FL3567MK 1 - Henry O 1988 15ft. fiberglass vessel reg. #FL9313MK 1 - 21ft. 1973 fiberglass Stamas reg. #FL 0345BA Owner: Warren Russell 1 - 1975 fiberglass 18ft. Mako reg. #FL0887BH Owner: James Ha 1 - 1995 20ft.fiberglass Century reg. #FL8551JC Owner: Aaron Schneider 1-1987 Savage 15ft. fiberglass vessel reg.#FL4033FG Publish: December 2 & 9, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING QUARTERLY MEETING NOTICE: LOCAL COORDINATING BOARD FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED The Monroe County Local Coordinating Board (LCB) will be holding its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting on Friday, December 3, 2021 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am. at the Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050. The primary purpose of the Coordinating Board is to provide information and advice to the Community Transportation Coordinator on the coordination of services provided to the transportation disadvantaged population of Monroe County, pursuant to Chapter 427.0157, Florida Statutes. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting due to a disability or physical impairment, and any related questions or inquiries concerning this meeting should be directed to Tiffany Albury at the Health Council of South Florida, Inc. at (305) 592-1452 at least 72 hours prior to the date of the meeting. Publish: December 2, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

Key Colony Beach, Florida will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 9:30 a.m., Key Colony Beach City Hall commission room, to hear a request for amendments to the City’s Land Development Regulations. The proposed Ordinance to be heard by the Planning and Zoning Board is titled [Ordinance No.: 2021-471], AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH FLORIDA, AMENDING LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION ARTICLE XII – OTHER DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURE, SECTION 101-172, REQUIRING A MINIMUM THIRTY (30)-DAY WAIT PERIOD BETWEEN THE APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENTS BROUGHT BEFORE THE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD AND CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER BY THE CITY COMMISSION FOR ACTION; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. This meeting will be available virtually via ZOOM Meetings. Members of the public who wish to attend virtually may join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web. zoom.us/j/87420823225. Copies of the proposed Ordinance are available for inspection at the City Hall of Key Colony Beach. The City Commission has requested that the Planning and Zoning Board review and consider an amendment to

the City’s Land Development Regulations to require a minimum thirty (30) day wait period between the approval of proposed code amendments brought before the Planning and Zoning Board and consideration of the matter by the City Commission for action. Interested parties may attend the Hearing and be heard with respect to the requested code amendment. If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Commission with respect to any matter considered at the Code Amendment Hearing, that person will need a record of the proceeding and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. If you are unable to attend the Hearing on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 but wish to comment, please direct correspondence to: City Commission, P.O. Box. 510141, Key Colony Beach, FL 33051, or cityclerk@keycolonybeach. net and your comments will be entered into the record. Publish: December 2, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

Wednesday December 15th, 2021 at 9:30 A.M., Key Colony Beach City Hall commission room, to hear a Variance Request from The David Fletcher Hughes Qualified Personal Residence Trust and The Theresa Caracciolo Hughes Qualified Personal Residence Trust - Owners of 620 12th Street. This meeting will be available virtually via Zoom Meetings. Members of the public who wish to attend virtually may email cityclerk@keycolonybeach. net or call 305-289-1212, Ext. 2 for further instructions on attending via Zoom Meetings. Applicant requests a Variance to Code of Ordinance Chapter 5, Section 50, for the installation of a new seawall in front of existing collapsing seawall. Interested parties may attend the Hearing and be heard with respect to the requested variance. If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Planning & Zoning Board with respect to any matter considered at the Variance Hearing, that person will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. If you are unable to attend the Hearing on Wednesday, December 15th, 2021, but wish to comment, please direct correspondence to: P.O. Box 510141, Key Colony Beach, FL 33051, or cityclerk@ keycolonybeach.net and your comments will be entered into the record. CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH Publish: December 2, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: December 2, 2021. Personal Representative: Greer Wood Cornell 1515 Florida Street Key West, Florida 33040 Attorney for Personal Representative: RICHARD E. WARNER Attorney Florida Bar Number: 283134 RICHARD E. WARNER, P.A. 12221 Overseas Highway MARATHON, FL 33050 Telephone: (305) 743-6022 Fax: (305) 743-6216 E-mail: richard@rewarnerlaw. com Secondary E-Mail: pamela2@ rewarnerlaw.com Publish: December 2 & 9, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

4400 Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: (305) 579-0575 Facsimile: (305) 579-0717 By: DIANA S.C. ZEYDEL, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 63282 Primary e-mail: zeydeld@ gtlaw.com Secondary e-mails: meekerc@ gtlaw.com and FLService@gtlaw.com WILLIAM E. KEENEN, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 98624 Primary e-mail: keenenw@ gtlaw.com Secondary e-mails: meekerc@ gtlaw.com and FLService@gtlaw.com Publish: December 2 & 9, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2021-CP-126-P IN RE: ESTATE OF RONALD SYLVESTER Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of RONALD SYLVESTER, deceased, whose date of death was September 21, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: November 25, 2021. Personal Representative: EILEEN F. SYLVESTER 166 Gulfview Drive Islamorada, FL 33036 Attorney for Personal Representative: Urban J. W. Patterson, Esq. Email: ujwplaw@gmail.com Secondary Email: ujwplawfirm@yahoo.com Florida Bar No. 382035 Urban J. W. Patterson, P.A. P.O. Box 783 Islamorada, Florida 33036 Telephone: 305-664-5065 Publish: November 25 & December 2, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH NOTICE OF CODE AMENDMENT HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of

CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH NOTICE OF VARIANCE HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning & Zoning Board of the City of Key Colony Beach, Florida, will hold a Public Hearing on

CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH, FLORIDA NOTICE OF CLOSED ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a private closed Attorney-Client Session, in accordance with §286.011(8), Florida Statutes, will be held on December 9, 2021, at 9:35 A.M. or as soon as possible after the 9:30 A.M. Organizational Meeting concludes, at Marble Hall, 600 W. Ocean Dr, Key Colony Beach, FL 33051, to discuss settlement negotiations and/or strategy related to litigation expenditures in the following pending litigation matter: Casa Del Sole, LLC v. City of Key Colony Beach, Ocean Front Apts, Inc., and JJO, LLC Monroe County Case Number 21-CA-000113-M The following individuals will be in attendance: City Commission Members, Ron Sutton, Patti Trefry, Kathryn McCullough, John Deneale, and Tom Harding. Attorneys Dirk Smits (or other attorney from Vernis and Bowling), and City Administrator, David Turner. A court reporter will be present to record the start and finish times and all comments made. A copy of the transcript shall be made available at the conclusion of the above-referenced litigation. The session is estimated to last about 30 to 45 minutes. Silvia Gransee City Clerk November 30, 2021

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.: 21-CP-294-K Division: Lower Keys IN RE: ESTATE OF STEPHEN WOOD CORNELL III Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of STEPHEN WOOD CORNELL III, deceased, whose date of death was October 22, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 21-CP-000129-P IN RE: ESTATE OF RICHARD T. FARMER, a/k/a RICHARD THIRL FARMER Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of RICHARD T. FARMER, deceased, whose date of death was August 4, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, Florida 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: December 2, 2021. JOYCE E. FARMER Personal Representative 2 Sunrise Cay Drive Key Largo, FL 33037 GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. Attorneys for Personal Representative 333 S. E. 2nd Avenue, Suite

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2021-CP-136-P IN RE: ESTATE OF ANGELA R. WITTKE Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ANGELA R. WITTKE, deceased, whose date of death was August 24, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: December 2, 2021. Personal Representative: PAULA S. WITTKE 280 Key Honey Lane Tavernier, FL 33070 Attorney for Personal Representative: URBAN J. W. PATTERSON, ESQ. Email: ujwplaw@gmail.com Secondary Email: ujwplawfirm@yahoo.com Florida Bar No. 382035 Urban J. W. Patterson, P.A. P.O. Box 783 Islamorada, Florida 33036 Telephone: 305-664-5065 Publish: December 2 & 9, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.: 2021-CP-000045-P IN RE: ESTATE OF HILDA STEPHEN Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of HILDA STEPHEN, deceased, whose date of death was February 3, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for MONROE County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against

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decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is November 25, 2021. Personal Representative: DENNIS W. STEPHEN 4012 W 300 N Williamsport, Indiana 47993 Attorney for Personal Representative: JOSE L. BALOYRA, ESQ. Attorney for DENNIS W. STEPHEN Florida Bar Number: 84603 201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 601 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Telephone: (305) 442-4142 Publish: November 25 & December 2, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

$3,687.99 Arly M Drake and William A Drake 905 W Rich Street Columbus, OH 43222 206-32 Odd Years $3,688.54 Alejandro Ramirez and Tamara L Hudnall 1198 Fox Meadow Trail Middleburg, FL 32068 206-18 Odd Years $3,688.54 Gerald P Roepke and Carolyn L Roepke 1319 S 85th Street #1 Milwaukee, WI 53214 212-01 Even Years $3,688.54 111-15 Odd Years $3,688.54 Allen Hewson and Joanne Hewson P.O. Box 650 Powassan, ON P0H 1Z0 Canada 207-16 Odd Years $3,688.54 Davis Ventures, Inc C/O Mark A Davis, President 7810 Gall Blvd #111 Zephyrhills, FL 33541 214-30 Odd Years $3,688.54 Charles Davis and Naomi Davis 114 N Taylor Avenue Neptune, NJ 07720 213-33Odd Years $3,688.54 Vincent Bradley 10167 Red Oak Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70815-1629 209-52 Odd Years $3,688.54 Terri Lyn Peracki and Renae Lee Arnold 16 W 525 Lake Drive Willowbrook, IL 60527 220-24 Odd Years $3,688.54 Julia A Hudson 3319 Duke Street Kalamazoo, MI 49008 111-21 Odd Years $3,688.54 Jody E Powell 5930 Bahama Way North St Pete Beach, FL 33706 111-32 Odd Years $3,688.54 Charles Green and Carmen Smith 10997 Wingate Road Jacksonville, FL 32218 112-16 Odd Years $3,688.54 Radawan R Hall 1845 Hidden Pointe Drive Hickory, NC 28601-8514 113-54 Odd Years $3,688.54 Alice Walden 1253 Blakelea Sevierville, TN 37862 114-23 Odd Years $3,688.54 Gurney A Johnson and Joyce A Johnson 2317 Highland Avenue Ashland, KY 41101 214-28 Odd Years $3,688.54 William J Donnelly and Lise Easter 3478 Valley Oaks Road Lithonia, GA 30038 214-40 Odd Years $3,688.54 Norma Lee Murphy P.O. Box 206 Bath, ME 04530 215-22 Odd Years $3,688.54 Jeffrey L Lurkins and Jeanne K Lurkins 282 E Via Terrenal Green Valley, AZ 85614 218-13 Odd Years $3,688.54 Shendie L Letmate 2300 Seneca Drive York, PA 17404 218-42 Odd Years $3,688.54 Luis Godinez and Naida Soto 3622 S Paulina Street, 2d Floor Chicago, IL 60609 217-12 Odd Years $3,688.54 Barbara Iamele and Eileen Borrelli

96 Warner Road North Haven, CT 06473 217-20 Odd Years $3,688.54 Leslie Lynch and Azizan Lynch 107-49 109th Street Richmond Hill, NY 11419 219-43 Odd Years $3,688.54 Walter I Meeks 583 Ezell Street Sharon, TN 38255 216-07 Odd Years $3,688.54 Bela J Hilf and Eleonore Hilf 1023 Hollywood Avenue Des Plaines, IL 60016 211-14 Odd Years $3,688.54 Adam Woodring and Summer Woodring 814 Guilford College Road, Apt 103 Greensboro, NC 27409 211-46 Odd Years $3,688.54 Betty J Lindenstruth 2040 World Parkway Blvd, Apt 58 Clearwater, FL 33763 210-09 Odd Years $3,688.54 Jeremy K Fischer and Karen S Fischer P.O. Box 6364 Breckenridge, CO 80424 210-20 Odd Years $3,688.54 Jason P Wassmouth and Carole M Wassmouth 43 Gorham Avenue Pembroke, MA 02359 212-32 Odd Years $3,688.54 Frederick N Maclaren and Ronah Y Maclaren 4389 Route 106 Petitcodiac East, NB E4Z 3L6 Canada 207-29 Odd Years $3,688.54 Kurtis J Smuk and Nancy E Smuk 35 Rockhurst Drive Penfield, NY 14526 218-39 Odd Years $3,688.54 Anthony Dallessandro and Victoria Haines 150 SW Wakefield Circle Port St Lucie, FL 34593 214-38 Odd Years $3,715.29 223-26 Even Years $3,722.10 Brannon Hall P.O. Box 4578 Sevierville, TN 37864 210-38 Odd Years $3,715.29 John D Douglas and Edith L Douglas 174A Ravine Lane Storrs, CT 06379 219-39 Odd Years $3,715.29 Darryl J Mason and Janice Page 131 Jennings Avenue Patchogue, NY 11772-2522 217-33 Odd Years $3,715.29 James Jaeger and Hannah Jaeger 4639 Sun Valley Road Walla Walla, WA 99362 209-20 Odd Years $3,715.29 James Dunham 34 Derby Street Hudson Falls, NY 12839 220-17 Odd Years $3,731.37 Nathaniel Lancaster and Karen Lancaster 193 Clarissa Drive Bay Shore, NY 11706 221-20 Odd Years $3,782.79 Timothy Jackson 123A Highway 80 East, #253 Clinton, MS 39056 223-28 Odd Years $3,782.79 Carl Jefferson and Tamica Jefferson 20 Parkview Street, Apt #3 Dorchester, MA 02124 225-38 Odd Years $3,782.79 Randy J Taylor and Dianne Nuta-Taylor

1515 Woods Florence, SC 29505 223-29 Odd Years $3,782.79 Robert A Geddings and Saime T Geddings 625 Water Oak Lane North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 222-14 Odd Years $3,782.79 Donald W Jessamine 235 N Prospect Street Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 220-46 Odd Years $3,782.79 Brian O Ludlow and Joan M Ludlow 3274 Kodiak Street Ottawa, ON K1V 7S8 Canada 220-48 Odd Years $3,782.79 David C Dent and Gabriella A Dent P.O. Box 1474 Boynton Beach, FL 33425 212-37 Even Years $3,790.34 Donald W Dankowich and Juliana N De W TychowskyJ 19 Rippling Creek Drive Sugar Land, TX 77479 223-25 Odd Years $3,828.42 Wayne Hunter and Xiomara Hunter 679 NE Emerson Street Port St Lucie, FL 34983 115-42 Even Years $3,867.89 Mark Kocher and Mary Kocher 4645 Wilmington Pike Dayton, OH 45440 214-15 Even Years $3,868.19 Joseph M McNally and Susan M McNally 11 Lisa Lane Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 224-14 Even Years $3,868.40 Sandra J Bova 3132 Mounds Road Anderson, IN 46016 225-12 Even Years $3,868.40 Miguel A Nevarez and Teresita Nevarez 11419 Blue Crane Street Riverview, FL 33568 106-19 Annual $3,899.75 Wren Funeral Home, Inc 1310 32nd Street North Birmingham, Al 35234 109-49 Annual $3,899.75 Donald J Rosanske and Mary Lou Rosanske 21300 Brinson Ave Apt 102 Port Charlotte, FL 33952 110-49 Annual $3,899.75 William H Willard and Lynda E Willard 2242 Fallsdale Drive Gastonia, NC 28052 112-12 Annual $3,899.75 Barbara Tapley and Brenda Lietzau 317 Circle Drive Vienna, IL 62995 404-23 Annual $3,905.86 Jonathan Walker and Jessica Salazar 496 New York Avenue Baldwin, NY 11510 403-16 Annual $3,905.86 Judy Ann Drummond 114 Faith Street San Francisco, CA 94110 407-45 Annual $3,905.86 Richard R Di Carlo and Sandra J Di Carlo 1288 Brainard Road Cleveland, OH 44124 401-08 Annual $4,002.66 Richard M Figallo 2900 Kerrwood Drive Columbus, OH 43231 211-28 Even Years $4,037.93 Reginald S Harris and Sylvia M Hayward-Harris 2830 Pebble Drive Decatur, GA 33034 212-09 Even Years

$4,037.93 Timothy J Granneman, II Rt 1, Box 3232 Fort Gibson, OK 74434 217-34 Even Years $4,037.93 Robert M Randolph 6014 W County Road 12 Loveland, CO 80537 216-36 Even Years $4,037.93 Kandy Kruse 6801 S La Granderd Unit B16 Hodgkins, IL 60525 406-42 Annual $4,088.07 Dan K Barrett and Terri Barrett 6131 Long Avenue Shawnee, KS 66216 403-19 Annual $4,089.67 Scott Klein P.O. Box 286 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32004 208-20 Odd Years $4,154.41 Charles Kevin White 7238 Della Drive Orlando, FL 32819 113-52 Annual $4,272.47 Jim MacNeil and Karen MacNeil 343 Brooktree Drive Corunna, ON N0N 1G0 Canada 404-09 Annual $4,292.81 Steven Robertson 4400 Washington Avenue, Ste 301 Evansville, IN 47714 401-06 Annual $5,148.54 Teotiste R Wood 1680 Walkley Road Apt 205 Ottawa, ON K1V 6P5 Canada 404-01 Annual $5,430.39 Travis Baynes and Ronnie Drake 2206 Floyd Avenue Richmond, VA 23220 404-06 Annual $5,583.34 Jonathan F Carr and Kimberly M Carr 6033 State Route 81 Greenville, NY 12158 403-22 Annual $5,613.01 Jennifer Dingman and Allister Woodburn 1162 2nd Line Belmont R.R. #1 Havelock, ON K0L 1Z0 Canada 402-38 Annual $5,859.81 David A Tue and Jacqueline S Tue 325 N Tennessee Ave, Unit 4115 Lakeland, FL 33801 401-21 Annual $5,903.35 Jessica M Fields and Eric W Fields 5761 Mildred Lane Milford, OH 45150 404-16 Annual $5,903.35 Doreen M Bodine and Margaret B Loyd 232 Griffey Road Boaz, AL 35956 404-40 Annual $5,903.35 Latisha Soverns and Clayton Soverns 504 Kerri Cove Way, Apt 201 Midlothian, VA 23113 404-17 Annual $5,903.35 Adrian Vorovenci 201 Cowan Blvd Cambridge, ON N1T 1J8 Canada 403-07 Annual $5,903.35 Cornelio Klassen and Maria Klasses 50323 Talbot Line R1 Aylmer, ON N5H 2R1 Canada 403-31 Annual $5,903.35 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of an action for non-judicial foreclosure of timeshare units on the Claim of Lien on the following described real property, located in MONROE County, Florida, to-wit: Annual Timeshare Periods as set forth above in COCONUT

MALLORY MARINA AND RESORT, a Condominium, according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof, as recorded in Official Records Book 1482, at Page 977, et seq., as amended by that certain First Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Official Records Book 1492, at Page 148, et seq., as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Official Records Book 2085, at Page 1036, et seq., as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Official Records Book 2107, Page 1169, et seq., as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Official Records Book 2321, Page 1671, et seq., all of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida and all amendments and exhibits thereto. has been filed against you. If you fail to cure the default as set forth in this notice or take other appropriate action with regard to this foreclosure matter, you risk losing ownership of your timeshare interest through the trustee foreclosure procedure established in Section 721.855, Florida Statutes. You may choose to sign and send to the trustee an objection form, exercising your right to object to the use of the trustee foreclosure procedure. If you would like an Objection form, you should contact the undersigned Trustee, Thomas L Avrutis, Esquire, in writing. Upon the trustee’s receipt of you signed objection form, the foreclosure of the lien with respect to the default specified in this notice shall be subject to the judicial foreclosure procedure only. You have the right to cure your default in the manner set forth in this notice at any time before the trustee’s sale of your timeshare interest. Objections must be made in writing to: Thomas L Avrutis, Esquire TRUSTEE FOR COCONUT MALLORY MARINA AND RESORT TIMESHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.201 Fletcher Avenue, Second Floor Sarasota, FL 34236 within 30 days of the first date of publication of this Notice. If you do not object to the use of the trustee foreclosure procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment even if the proceeds from the sale of your timeshare interest are insufficient to offset the amounts secured by the lien. DATED this __15th_______ day of __NOVEMBER______, 2021. Thomas L Avrutis, Esquire, TRUSTEE TRUSTEE for COCONUT MALLORY MARINA AND RESORT TIMESHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC Publish: November 25 & December 2, 2021 The Weekly Newspapers

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NOTICE OF ACTION RE: COCONUT MALLORY MARINA AND RESORT TIMESHARE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC MONROE County, Florida Non-Judicial Timeshare foreclosure process TO: Unit Owner(s) Last Known Address Timeshare Period(s): Amount due: James David Greiff 1020 Tivoli Lane Naples, FL 34104 211-18 Even Years $3,582.65 Jess W Beatty 39 Redwood Avenue Uniontown, PA 15401 217-21 Odd Years $3,610.93 Allegra Shaw Cannon 150 Melrose Avenue #209 Seattle, WA 98102 209-36 Even Years $3,618.33 Steven A Delponte and Melinda Montalvo 58 Indian Hill Road Shrub Oak, NY 10588 214-42 Odd Years $3,623.35 Christine M Moulton 5614 Cedros Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91411 209-27 Even Years $3,627.24 Thomas F Negus, III P.O. Box 10123 Cranston, RI 02910 223-23 Odd Years $3,629.13 John W Rohana, Carol L Rohana and Sharon L Monjure 2017 Kent Road Folcroft, PA 19032 218-13 Even Years $3,636.14 Larry A Klemz and Jerilyn K Klemz 4904 Knollwood Court Valparaiso, IN 46383 217-09 Even Years $3,645.06 Jackie Jamieson 5534 Route 115 St. Gregoire, NB E4V 2P9 Canada 219-04 Odd Years

BOATS FOR SALE 2002 21' Sea Hunt Triton 200 hp Verado. No trailer. Located in Marathon. $20,000 OBO Seller is motivated. Craig 954-296-0597 giburkey@comcast.net 2003 20' CC Pro Line Sport, 2015 Mercury 150 4-stroke, 2016 All Marine Boat Trailer. Kept on boat lift. Located in Marathon. $26,500 305-942-6434 Place your BOAT FOR SALE ad here. Only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today and Sell Your Boat! BOAT SLIP FOR RENT

Marina slip for rent/lease in Marathon. Up to 150' dockage. Boat storage available. 305-610-8002 EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted - Big Time Discount Bait and Tackle in Marathon- competitive wages and working 3040 hrs a week. Contact George 305-289-0199 City of Marathon Current Job Openings: Utility Maintenance Worker and Marina Technician/Pump Out Captain. Full Benefits. EOE Please see City website for details www.ci.marathon. fl.us Immediate openings for experienced plumbers and helpers (with or without experience - we will train the right person). Must have a valid driver's license & clean driving record. Please apply in person at 10700 5th Avenue Gulf, Marathon or email resume to: eerpinc@gmail.com Come Join Our Family and Have Fun At Work! Hiring: Host, Hostess & Servers - Full &/or parttime. AM & PM Shifts. Apply in person at Castaway Restaurant, end of 15th Street, Oceanside, Marathon or email: lobstercrawl@gmail.com Food for Thought in Marathon is hiring! FT and PT positions available, customer service, retail and kitchen prep. Healthy lifestyle and good sense of humor preferred. Call (305) 743-3297

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HOMES FOR SALE

LOT FOR SALE

The Marathon Yacht Club is looking to hire a Line Cook. $18/ hr - Employee Meals Private Club - Friendly Atmosphere - Varying Hours - Tuesday Saturday 10am-10pm. Call 305-743-6739 to schedule an interview.

MARATHON - DUPLEX FOR SALE: 2nd Avenue Gulf, Marathon, FL Call 305-481-1316

DUCK KEY - DRY LOT For Sale: 106 S. Bahama Drive, Duck Key, FL. Call 3054 8 1 - 1 3 1 6

HOUSING FOR RENT

OFFICE/COMMERC.

Apartment for Rent in Key Largo. 2 1/2 rooms + 22' screened porch for 1 person. Fully furnished, all utilities incl. wifi, satellite TV, washer/ dryer. Quiet, private, off-street parking. 2nd home from ocean. Nonsmoker, no pets. $1,850/ month 305-853-3779

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The Marathon Yacht Club is looking to hire a Dishwasher. $13/hr - 3036 hrs/week. Call 305743-6739 to schedule an iwwwwwnterview. Fl Keys Diesel - Marathon now hiring: Diesel Technician -Competitive compensation package. Exp in the marine field preferred but not necessary. Exp w/ Caterpillar and Cummins Marine Engines a plus. Diesel Mechanic Assistant position available. Motivated candidate willing to learn a new trade or expand current skills. Company willing to train. Qualified applicants please call 305-2892070 or email resume to neil@allkeysdiesel.com . Drug Free and valid Drivers License a must.. NOW HIRING: Sweet Savannah's is now hiring for all shifts. Please apply in person at 8919 Overseas Highway in Marathon. Charter Captain / Mate Busy fishing charter business in Marathon looking for experienced fishing Captain/Mate. Busy boats and location. Offshore, Inshore, Reef/ Wreck. Also part-time Boat Cleaner needed for afternoons. Send text or call 305-481-3259

1,082 SF office space. Renovated Corner Unit for rent in Islamorada. $ 3 , 0 0 0 / m o n t h Call 305.712.8888

OFFICE/COMMERC. SPACE FOR RENT Beautiful Office Space available for rent now on US1 in Tavernier @MM92. Call 305-394-0530 Place your OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT ad here. Only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today!

BRANCH OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Edward Jones is a financial services firm focused on meeting the needs of individual investors. Our Marathon branch office has an opening for an entry-level administrative assistant. Excellent organization, communication skills, and the ability to work independently are required to perform. Administrative, marketing, and client service responsibilities. We offer competitive benefits and a comprehensive on-line training program. To be considered for this position apply online at careers.edwardjones.com Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Learn more by visiting our careers site, careers.edwardjones.com; search Branch Office Administrator / Job Number 59842BR.

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Place your EMPLOYMENT ad here for only $25.00/week for up to five lines of copy. Call 305-743-0844 today ! HOBBIES/COLLECT.

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BASEBALL AND SPORTS MEMORABILIA WANTED. Private collector buying sports cards, old programs, pennants, autographs, photographs, ticket stubs, bobbin’ head dolls, etc. Call Alan 503-481-0719 HOMES FOR SALE

DUI Instructor

Part-time – Key West or Marathon location The Advocate DUI Program is looking for a DUI certified Instructor or person eligible to be DHSMV certified to teach DUI classes. The DUI course involves learning about alcohol and drug abuse, driving risk, Florida Laws and prevention measures. Requires a Bachelors degree in human services or related field with 4,000 hours of experience or a Masters degree in human services, law enforcement or related field with 2,000 hours of experience. Ability to present the curriculum in an effective and energetic manner, using didactic and group teaching methods. Starting salary $22 per hour. Contact Marcia at 305-704-0117.

LOT FOR SALE

The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority is looking for two (2) D.S.O.s to perform entry-level, semi-skilled work, involving the repair and maintenance of FKAA water distribution and transmission systems. Employee must ensure safe work practices, maintain water flow, and test the water supply. Qualifications: H.S. diploma or GED; supplemented by 1 yr previous experience and/or training as a pipefi‫מּ‬er with a public utility, construction comp, or plumbing company. Must have a valid FL CDL “A” license w/in 12 mos of hire date. Must obtain a FDEP Level 3 license w/in 18 mos of hire date. Salary: $20.52/hr. with excellent benefits.

PRIVATE COLLECTOR WANTS Rolex, Dive Watches and Pilot Watches. Old Model Military Clocks & Watches. Call 305-743-4578

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The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority is looking for four (4) temporary D.S.O. to perform entry-level, semi-skilled work, involving the repair and maintenance of FKAA water distribution and transmission systems. This position could lead to a regular, benefited position in the future. Employee must ensure safe work practices. Qualifications: H.S. diploma or GED; supplemented by 1 yr previous experience and/or training as a pipefi‫מּ‬er with a public utility, construction comp, or plumbing company. Salary: $25.00/hr. Apply online at: www.﬍aa.com/employment

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TRANSFER STATION OPERATOR Monroe County Solid Waste Management is looking for a responsible applicant for the Long Key Transfer Station, MM 21.5. The primary function of this position is to weigh vehicles in and out of transfer station and maintain transfer station property. Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED, working knowledge of computers and other office equipment, and a Florida Driver’s License Class B CDL within 6 months of hire. This position is designated as a safety sensitive position. An employee in this position is subject to the mandatory Department of Transportation drug testing program which involves random drug testing. Starting salary: $37,559.76 plus benefits. For more information, contact Human Resources at: Careers@monroecounty-fl.gov or call 305-394-4966. APPLICATION AVAILABLE AT: www.monroecounty-fl.gov via the position link on our employment page. Veteran’s Preference Available; E.O.E.

TRANSFER STATION OPERATOR Monroe County Solid Waste Management is looking for a responsible applicant for the Cudjoe Key Transfer Station, MM 21.5. The primary function of this position is to weigh vehicles in and out of transfer station and maintain transfer station property. Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED, working knowledge of computers and other office equipment, and a Florida Driver’s License Class B CDL within 6 months of hire. This position is designated as a safety sensitive position. An employee in this position is subject to the mandatory Department of Transportation drug testing program which involves random drug testing. Starting salary: $37,559.76 plus benefits. For more information, contact Human Resources at: Careers@monroecounty-fl.gov or call 305-394-4966. APPLICATION AVAILABLE AT: www.monroecounty-fl.gov via the position link on our employment page. Veteran’s Preference Available; E.O.E.

Busy Key Largo Dive Center has immediate openings for

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Experience Required. Paid per trip plus tips & sales commission. Send resume to resumes@rainbowreef.com

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The Advocate DUI Program is hiring for a part time position. DUI evaluator - 2 days a week, Bachelors or Masters degree with experience in substance abuse field required. Bilingual preferred, not required. Office located in Marathon. Contact Marcia at (305) 704-0117.

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